Business Stories from June 10, 2016 (Change date)
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Join the euro? We'll get back to you on thatJun 10, 2016 6:30 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The euro's waiting room is empty. No one is lining up to join the 19-country currency, and the next memberships - if any - will only be years d...
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Westlake Chemical buying Axiall for $2.33 billionJun 10, 2016 10:30 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Westlake Chemical Corp. has agreed to buy Axiall Corp. for about $2.33 billion, ending a months-long takeover battle and creating a top producer of chemi...
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BP, Aker form joint offshore oil venture in NorwayJun 10, 2016 6:30 am - STAVANGER, Norway (AP) - Norwegian holding company Aker ASA and London-based BP say they have reached a deal to combine their offshore oil and gas assets in Norway. The ...
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Attorney: US using 'untested legal theory' against scientistJun 10, 2016 12:01 pm - KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The attorney for a nuclear engineer accused of helping a Chinese energy company build reactors with U.S. technology says the government's case in...
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US budget deficit shrank in MayJun 10, 2016 2:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government's budget deficit shrank sharply in May because of a calendar quirk. But even with latest improvement, the deficit for the first ...
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Mobile Messenger Line to go public in New York, TokyoJun 10, 2016 3:30 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Line Corp., the Japan-based operator of the namesake mobile messenger, will list its shares in New York and Tokyo next month, as the iconic Asi...
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Governor signs bill allowing full-strength beer phase-inJun 10, 2016 7:30 pm - DENVER (AP) - Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill Friday to gradually allow grocery stores to sell full-strength beer, liquor and wine, making the biggest chan...
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Study: More help needed for unrepresented in family courtJun 10, 2016 2:30 pm - DENVER (AP) - After speaking to more than 100 people in four states who represented themselves in divorce, custody and child support cases, researchers are calling on la...
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Gawker files for bankruptcy, to sell itself to Ziff DavisJun 10, 2016 6:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Gawker Media is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and putting itself up for sale, strained by a jury's verdict that that it must pay $140 milli...
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France: strikes, trash taint image as it hosts soccer eventJun 10, 2016 9:30 am - PARIS (AP) - The Paris mayor promised Friday to clear out city streets of garbage by the end of the day after 12 days of strikes that left a stinky mess - and further cl...