Business Stories from July 7, 2016 (Change date)
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Tycoon jailed for multimillion-euro scam of French stateJul 07, 2016 7:30 am - PARIS (AP) - A French court convicted and jailed a tycoon Thursday over a 283 million-euro ($314 million) carbon tax fraud, dubbed "the scam of the century" by French me...
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House passes measure to stop sale of Boeing aircraft to IranJul 07, 2016 8:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A week before the one-year anniversary of the Iran nuclear deal, the Republican-led House approved measures aimed at blocking U.S. companies from selli...
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UN report: People around the world are eating more fishJul 07, 2016 10:31 pm - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - People around the world are eating more fish and global per capita fish consumption topped 20 kilograms (44 pounds) a year for the first time in 20...
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Shell Nigeria lifts force majeure on Bonny Light crude oilJul 07, 2016 4:01 pm - WARRI, Nigeria (AP) - Shell on Thursday announced it had lifted force majeure on the export of Nigeria's benchmark Bonny Light crude oil, almost two months after militan...
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Wal-Mart in China faces employee protestsJul 07, 2016 4:31 am - BEIJING (AP) - Wal-Mart faces protests by employees in China over what they say is a drastic change in work schedules as the company overhauls its struggling business am...
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4 ex-Barclays employees jailed for Libor fraudJul 07, 2016 1:01 pm - LONDON (AP) - Four former Barclays traders have been sent to prison for manipulating a benchmark interest rate. Judge Anthony Leonard said Thursday that the fraud commit...
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Senate backs bill to label genetically modified foodJul 07, 2016 10:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Food packages nationwide would for the first time be required to carry labels listing genetically modified ingredients under legislation the Senate bac...
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US claims for jobless aid fall, sign of employer resilienceJul 08, 2016 8:30 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, a sign that U.S. workers still have job security despite recent tremors in the global economy. ...
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WhiteWave and PepsiCo climb; Exxon and Xcel Energy slideJul 07, 2016 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Thursday: WhiteWave Foods Co. (WWAV) , up $8.80 to $56.23 The organic food maker agreed to be bought...
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Markets Right Now: An early gain fades, leaving stocks mixedJul 07, 2016 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. U.S. stocks gave up an early gain and finished the day more or less w...