Business Stories from April 1, 2016 (Change date)
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US stocks jump after solid March jobs reportApr 01, 2016 4:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks climbed Friday after the government said job growth continued at a strong clip in March. Makers of consumer goods and household products rose...
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Weekly Summary Corporate dividends, name changes, new listingsApr 01, 2016 3:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Changes announced in corporate dividends Mar. 28-Apr. 1. INCREASED DIVIDENDS Banner Corp .21 from .18 City Holding Co .43 from .42 Mueller Water Product ...
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$15 minimum-wage movement sets sights on more statesApr 01, 2016 9:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - California and New York - where almost 1 in 5 Americans live - are on their way to raising their minimum wage to $15 an hour, and the activists who spear...
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After 10 days, Brussels airport remains closed to passengersApr 01, 2016 9:30 pm - BRUSSELS (AP) - Struck by suicide bombers 10 days ago, the airport known as "the heart of Europe" has stopped beating temporarily, causing headaches for thousands of bus...
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Abstract Rothko painting could fetch $40M at spring auctionApr 01, 2016 10:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Collectors looking to add a Mark Rothko work to their portfolio have the opportunity to acquire a large blue-and-green painting by the celebrated and inf...
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Retooled Bayer expands US businessApr 01, 2016 11:30 am - WHIPPANY, N.J. (AP) - The German conglomerate that invented aspirin over a century ago wants to take over much more of your medicine cabinet. Bayer AG is boosting its pr...
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AP Exclusive: 'This Old House' brand gets new ownerApr 01, 2016 11:01 am - "This Old House" is getting new ownership. The venerable home-improvement brand - whose flagship TV series has been on the air since 1979 - has been acquired from Time I...
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California, New York poised to raise minimum wage to $15Apr 01, 2016 1:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California and New York are poised to become the highest-paid minimum-wage states in the nation after governors for both reached deals with law...
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Tribe can seek potentially millions from Urban OutfittersApr 01, 2016 3:30 pm - FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - A federal judge cleared the way for the Navajo Nation to seek potentially millions of dollars in its 2012 lawsuit over Urban Outfitters' use of t...
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US manufacturing grows in March, ending 5 months of declinesApr 01, 2016 9:31 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. manufacturers expanded in March, ending a five-month streak of declining factory activity. The Institute for Supply Management said Friday that it...