Business Stories from June 23, 2014 (Change date)
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Ni hao, y'all: US hinterlands woo Chinese firmsJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - PINE HILL, Ala. - Burdened with Alabama's highest unemployment rate, long abandoned by textile mills and furniture plants, Wilcox County desperately needs jobs. They're ...
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For automakers, this is the year of the recallJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - Washington Post It's becoming the year of the recall: Automakers have recalled more than 28 million vehicles in the United States this year - more than one in 10 vehicle...
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Watchdog group to review Wisconsin Energy dealJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - CHICAGO - An Illinois watchdog group says it will carefully review Wisconsin Energy Corp.'s proposed purchase of Integrys Energy Group Inc., the parent company of People...
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Veterans Affairs challenged on handling of whistleblower chargesJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson says he is deeply disappointed that whistleblower complaints about patient care are not being taken seriously...
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Alstom CEO says GE deal will save jobsJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - PARIS - Alstom SA's chief executive says the French heavy engineering firm's agreement to sell off most of its power generation business to U.S. rival General Electric C...
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Justices uphold broad use of anti-bank fraud lawJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the broad application of a federal anti-bank fraud law. The justices sustained the bank fraud conviction of K...
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France: U.S. fine for BNP should be fair, measuredJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - PARIS - The French economy minister is urging U.S. authorities to be "fair and proportionate" when deciding on a potential multibillion-dollar fine against France's larg...
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Stocks slip below records; FMC fallsJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Stocks fell for the first time in seven days, ending a run that had pushed the indexes to all-time highs, as investors assessed corporate news. Chemical comp...
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China's widening investment in the U.S., at a glanceJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - Chinese investment in the United States reached a record $14 billion last year, according to the Rhodium Group, a research firm. Across the country, Chinese companies ar...
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Sales of U.S. existing homes up 4.9 percent in MayJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes posted the best monthly gain in nearly three years in May, providing hope that housing is beginning to regain momentum ...