Business Stories from September 16, 2016 (Change date)
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Volkswagen's August sales buoyed by Europe and ChinaSep 16, 2016 4:30 am - BERLIN (AP) - Volkswagen says its global sales were up 6.3 percent in August compared with a year earlier thanks to strong gains in Europe and China. Those advances help...
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Phone home: Galaxy Note 7 users face Samsung's recallSep 17, 2016 8:29 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Denial. Anger. Acceptance. Consumers who shelled out $850 or more for the sleek Galaxy Note 7 are moving right through the stages of grief following Sams...
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Pipeline protest site a city unto itself with school, mealsSep 17, 2016 8:29 am - NEAR THE STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. (AP) - Tribal flags, horses, tents, hand-built shelters and teepees dominate one of the biggest, newest communities in Nor...
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Weekly Summary Corporate dividends, name changes, new listingsSep 16, 2016 2:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Changes announced in corporate dividends Sept. 12-Sept. 16. INCREASED DIVIDENDS Ashford Hosp Prime .12 from .10 Barnes & Noble Inc .15 from .13 Clorox Co...
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Chipotle exec back on job after cocaine possession chargesSep 16, 2016 4:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Chipotle says its top marketing executive is back on the job, after being placed on leave this summer as a result of drug possession charges. The burrito...
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IMF says Mideast conflicts wiped out gains of a generationSep 16, 2016 10:00 am - AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Conflicts in Middle Eastern countries such as Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen have erased "development gains for a whole generation," including drivin...
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Maine pols, lobster industry digging in on Sweden ban callSep 16, 2016 3:30 pm - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine lobster industry representatives, politicians and scientists said on Friday that they will dig in against a Swedish proposal to ban imports ...
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Pipeline shutdown in Alabama could send gas prices higherSep 16, 2016 6:30 pm - DALLAS (AP) - Motorists in the Southeast and East could pay more for gasoline in coming days because of the shutdown of a leaking pipeline in Alabama. Experts say, howev...
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German economy minister, business delegation to visit RussiaSep 16, 2016 8:30 am - BERLIN (AP) - Germany's economy minister plans to travel to Russia next week with a business delegation, a trip that comes as Western sanctions and a weak Russian curren...
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Americans' household wealth rises to $89.1 trillionSep 17, 2016 8:29 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. household wealth rose at a solid pace in the April-June quarter, pushed by healthy gains in home values and stock portfolios. The Federal Reserve ...