Business Stories from July 7, 2016 (Change date)
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Cuba: US travelers to island up 84 pct in 1st half of 2016Jul 07, 2016 2:01 pm - HAVANA (AP) - The number of American travelers to Cuba rose 84 percent for the first half of the year compared with the same January-June period in 2015, authorities sai...
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Indian prime minister kicks off 4-nation African visitJul 07, 2016 12:31 pm - MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) - India's prime minister on Thursday kicked off a four-nation African tour on a continent where China's presence has been strong, including count...
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Uber gets OK to operate in Philadelphia during conventionJul 07, 2016 5:01 pm - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Uber has struck a deal with Philadelphia to operate legally in the city during the Democratic National Convention and through the summer. The agreeme...
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Avast to acquire AVG in $1.3 billion internet security dealJul 07, 2016 5:33 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Avast Software says it is acquiring its anti-virus rival AVG Technologies N.V. in a $1.3 billion deal. Prague-based Avast says it is ready to pay $25 per s...
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New blaze at Iran petrochemical factory; no one hurtJul 07, 2016 11:31 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A new fire erupted on Thursday at an Iranian petrochemical factory in the southwestern oil-rich province of Khuzestan after firefighters put out a bl...
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Long Island town sues Navy, others over water contaminationJul 07, 2016 2:01 pm - HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) - A Long Island town has filed a $50 million federal lawsuit against the Navy, Northrop Grumman and others over groundwater contamination. Newsday r...
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The Dolan family is taking back Newsday paperJul 07, 2016 11:31 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Long Island's Newsday paper is back in the hands of the Dolan family. European telecommunications company Altice had bought Newsday's owner, New York-are...
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Agency OK with race through Nevada desert; critics cry foulJul 07, 2016 10:13 am - RENO, Nev. (AP) - Conservationists are crying foul over U.S. land managers' initial conclusion that there are no environmental concerns with an off-road race that will c...
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Average US 30-year mortgage rate falls to new 2016 lowsJul 07, 2016 10:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week to the lowest level since May 2013, driven down by financial tumult in Europe. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac ...
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Wendy's says more than 1,000 restaurants affected by hackJul 07, 2016 3:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Wendy's said hackers were able to steal customers' credit and debit card information at 1,025 of its U.S. restaurants, far more than it originally though...