Business Stories from January 5, 2017 (Change date)
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Samsung's profit jumps 50 percent despite Galaxy fiascoJan 06, 2017 7:45 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that its profits in the last quarter of 2016 surged 50 percent to the highest level in more than three year...
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Sears to sell Craftsman tool brand to Stanley Black & DeckerJan 05, 2017 4:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - After controlling the Craftsman name for 90 years, troubled department store operator Sears said it will sell the famous tool brand to Stanley Black & De...
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Your next credit card: What a good offer looks likeJan 06, 2017 5:26 am - Today's competitive credit card market has turned lucrative for consumers, meaning what would have been a good offer just a few years ago no longer measures up. For exam...
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Tough challenge for Trump: Getting more men back to workJan 07, 2017 6:50 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - If President-elect Donald Trump is going to meet his pledge to energize the U.S. economy, there's a simple yet tough way to do so: Put more men to work...
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Fox News says Tucker Carlson to take Megyn Kelly time slotJan 05, 2017 12:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Fox News Channel is giving Megyn Kelly's time slot to veteran pundit Tucker Carlson, doubling down on conservative opinion leaders in its prime-time line...
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Duck cull in France's foie gras region to contain bird fluJan 05, 2017 7:01 am - PARIS (AP) - French authorities started slaughtering ducks in the main foie gras-producing region on Thursday to try to contain a dangerous form of bird flu. Operations ...
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Throat drop maker says its banned ad is fun, no menaceJan 05, 2017 8:30 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A throat lozenge company says the commercial it wants to run during NBC's Golden Globes broadcast Sunday is a goof on subliminal ads, but the network ...
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How mobile video is changing the way we witness crimeJan 05, 2017 5:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Mobile video is changing the way we witness crime, from live footage of a mentally disabled man tortured by four assailants , to a recording that led to ...
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US equity firm makes strongest bid to buy Portuguese bankJan 06, 2017 7:45 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Portugal's central bank says an offer from U.S. private equity firm Lone Star is the most promising bid to buy Novo Banco, the so-called good ban...
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Online holiday sales rise 11 percent to $91.7 billionJan 06, 2017 8:28 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Online sales during the recently concluded holiday season rose to $91.7 billion, topping 2015's tally by 11 percent. That's according to Adobe, which say...
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