Business Stories from February 17, 2017 (Change date)
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China closes live poultry markets amid deadly flu outbreakFeb 17, 2017 1:01 am - BEIJING (AP) - China is ordering the closure of live poultry markets in its south-central regions as it grapples with the worst outbreak of bird flu in years that has ki...
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Kraft still hungry for Unilever after rejected offerFeb 17, 2017 3:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Kraft Heinz is attempting to buy Unilever in a $143 billion deal that would join the U.S. maker of cheeses and lunch meats with the European producer of ...
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West Point plant to make 40 armored trucks for PakistanFeb 17, 2017 10:30 am - WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) - Navistar International Corp. has been awarded a $35 million contract to deliver 40 armored vehicles to Pakistan from its Mississippi plant. The ...
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Customers avoid new Wells Fargo accounts after sales scandalFeb 17, 2017 11:31 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Customers are still turning their backs on Wells Fargo after a scandal over sales practices, with the bank saying Friday the number of new checking accou...
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Judge OKs blind man's suit over McDonald's drive-thru policyFeb 21, 2017 7:39 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge has ruled a blind man's lawsuit can go forward against McDonald's arguing he can only purchase food in the middle of the night if he has a...
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Kraft in talks to buy Europe's UnileverFeb 20, 2017 8:53 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. food giant Kraft Heinz Co. confirmed that it's made an offer to buy Europe's Unilever and been rejected. The company said Friday that talks are ongo...
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Sargento expands cheese recall, cuts ties with supplierFeb 17, 2017 6:01 pm - PLYMOUTH, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin-based Sargento Foods Inc., is expanding a voluntary recall of some cheeses due to a possible bacterial contamination. The company recalle...
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Salt of the earth: Road salt miners chip away at winter needFeb 17, 2017 10:01 am - HAMPTON CORNERS, N.Y. (AP) - Deep below upstate New York's farm country, workers in ghostly tunnels are praying for snow. Fiercer winters mean better business, longer ho...
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Grain lower; livestock higherFeb 17, 2017 9:29 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery was 4.200 cents lower at $4.4340 a bushel; March ...
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Fannie Mae to pay Treasury $5.5 billion after profit doublesFeb 17, 2017 7:01 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fannie Mae said Friday that it will pay the U.S. Treasury a $5.5 billion dividend next month after its profit doubled in its latest quarter. The governme...
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