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Business Stories from February 8, 2015 (Change date)

Low prices raise alarm in North Dakota oil patch

By Matthew Brown Associated Press
Feb 08, 2015 6:36 am - WATFORD CITY, N.D. - High crude prices catapulted North Dakota into the top tier of the global oil market and doubled or tripled the size of once-sleepy towns that sudde...
Exxon, Chevron set to boost production just as prices fall

By Jonathan Fahey AP Business Writer
Feb 08, 2015 6:35 am - NEW YORK - Exxon Mobil has been working for years on a fleet of enormous new oil and gas projects in places such as Abu Dhabi, Russia, Papua New Guinea, and the Gulf of ...
FCC chair proposes strict net-neutrality rules

By Brian Fung The Washington Post
Feb 08, 2015 6:34 am - WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday proposed regulating Internet service providers like public utilities, moving closer to ...
Analysis: Obama challenges GOP again, this time with budget

By David Espo AP Special Correspondent
Feb 08, 2015 6:32 am - WASHINGTON - With higher taxes on the wealthy and billions in new spending, President Barack Obama's no-balance budget lays down an audacious challenge to Republicans wh...
How to choose the right hearing aid for your specific needs

By Linda A. Johnson AP Business Writer
Feb 08, 2015 6:32 am - Tired of making people repeat themselves? Is cranking up the volume on the TV no longer enough help? That's a signal it's time to get your hearing checked and consider ...
Investors' appetite for startups fed by stock market gains

By Joyce M. Rosenberg AP Business Writer
Feb 08, 2015 6:31 am - NEW YORK - Some Entrepreneurs looking for startup funding got a wad of money near the end of last year, but there are concerns the boom may not last. Startup iFunding i...
Fact Checker: Did Affordable Care Act increase average family premiums?

By Glenn Kessler The Washington Post
Feb 08, 2015 6:31 am - "Under Obama, Average Family Premiums Have Increased $4,154" - Republican National Committee tweet and "fact check" The RNC circulated this talking point during the Sta...
Report: Automakers fail to fully protect against hacking

Associated Press
Feb 08, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Automakers are cramming cars with wireless technology, but they have failed to adequately protect those features against the real possibility that hackers c...

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