Business Stories from October 27, 2017 (Change date)
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Fentanyl in more than half of opioid deaths in 10 statesOct 28, 2017 7:18 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A federal report says the powerful painkiller fentanyl was involved in more than half of the recent opioid overdose deaths in 10 states. The report relea...
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Fit or miss? Retailers offer new tools to help shoppersOct 28, 2017 12:05 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stores watching Amazon take a larger share of clothing sales are trying to solve one of the most vexing issues for online shoppers: Finding items that fi...
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Merck swings to 3Q loss on big charge but raises forecastOct 30, 2017 10:48 am - Lower sales for multiple medicines and a whopping charge for a big cancer drug collaboration drove Merck & Co. to a third-quarter loss of $56 million, but it still beat ...
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Profit soars at Exxon and Chevron on higher oil pricesOct 27, 2017 2:30 pm - DALLAS (AP) - Buoyed by higher oil prices, profits are soaring at Exxon Mobil and Chevron. Exxon said Friday that it earned nearly $4 billion in the third quarter, and C...
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Italian gas company Eni returns to profit in third quarterOct 30, 2017 10:48 am - MILAN (AP) - Italian oil and gas company Eni returned to a profit in the third quarter as crude oil prices nudge upward after OPEC production cuts. Eni, which is about o...
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JC Penney shares touches all-time low after slashing outlookOct 30, 2017 10:48 am - NEW YORK (AP) - J.C. Penney slashed its annual profit forecast as it accelerated the clearance of slow-moving inventory and warned of weaker sales. Shares tumbled more t...
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Exxon's 3Q profit jumps 50 percent, beating forecastsOct 30, 2017 12:40 pm - IRVING, Texas (AP) - Buoyed by higher oil prices, Exxon Mobil reported Friday that third-quarter profit jumped 50 percent from a year ago to nearly $4 billion. The oil g...
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Company says it knew of pipeline coating damage 3 years agoOct 27, 2017 5:00 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - The company that operates twin oil pipelines in a Great Lakes waterway said Friday it knew three years ago that protective coating had been d...
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Subaru chief says inspections were flawed, like Nissan'sOct 27, 2017 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The head of Japanese automaker Subaru bowed deeply in apology Friday as the company admitted that it has been carrying out flawed inspections of its Japan-m...
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Grains mixed, livestock lowerOct 27, 2017 9:30 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. delivery was off 3.20 cents at $4.2840 a bushel; Dec corn f...
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