Business Stories from August 11, 2016 (Change date)
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Arianna Huffington signs off at The Huffington PostAug 12, 2016 8:02 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Huffington Post is going to be without a Huffington. Arianna Huffington, The Huffington Post's editor-in-chief, announced Thursday that she's leaving...
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AP FACT CHECK: Clinton's selective history on tradeAug 12, 2016 1:26 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Clinton offered a selective accounting of her history on trade Thursday, leaving out her support for initiatives that have since become unpopul...
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Trump touts child care programs, but they're for guests onlyAug 11, 2016 7:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - When Donald Trump vowed this week to make child care more accessible and affordable, it was just the second time during his White House campaign that he'...
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Venezuela and Colombia agree to gradual reopening of borderAug 12, 2016 3:00 am - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela and Colombia agreed Thursday to the gradual reopening of their border one year after the Venezuelan government closed crossings to cr...
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The Latest: Firefighters put out blaze at Louisiana refineryAug 11, 2016 6:30 pm - CONVENT, La. (AP) - The Latest on Louisiana refinery fire (all times local): 6:15 p.m. A fire at a refinery along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rou...
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Kohl's 2Q profit tops expectations as it lowers expensesAug 11, 2016 9:30 am - MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (AP) - Kohl's fiscal second-quarter profit beat analysts' estimates, as the department store operator trimmed expenses and managed its inventory we...
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12 people arrested at Dakota Access Pipeline demonstrationAug 11, 2016 9:00 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Authorities in North Dakota have arrested a dozen people protesting the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline. Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier ...
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Administration Paints Rosy Future For Obamacare MarketplacesAug 11, 2016 3:01 pm - Despite dire warnings from Republicans and some large insurers about the stability of the Affordable Care Act exchanges, an Obama administration report released Thursday...
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Southwest outage, canceled flights cost an estimated $54MAug 11, 2016 7:30 pm - DALLAS (AP) - The cancellation of more than 2,000 Southwest Airlines flights due to a computer outage last month will cost the carrier an estimated $54 million. The Dall...
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IMF, Egypt agree on $12B loan to fix ailing economyAug 11, 2016 1:00 pm - CAIRO (AP) - The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it will grant Egypt a $12 billion loan over three years to help the Arab world's most populous country mend it...