Business Stories from September 28, 2015 (Change date)
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GE moving jobs to Canada, blames US Congress on Ex-Im BankSep 28, 2015 7:00 am - WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) - GE Power & Water said it will stop manufacturing gas engines in Wisconsin and move the work to Canada, meaning the loss of 350 jobs in a Milwaukee ...
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Swiss probe 7 banks over price-fixing in metals tradingSep 28, 2015 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Switzerland's competition authority says it is investigating Swiss banks UBS and Julius Baer and five foreign financial institutions over suspected price-f...
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Despite pledges, climate action seen falling shortSep 28, 2015 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - The emissions pledges that countries have made ahead of a landmark conference in Paris have been a major boost to the slow-moving U.N. effort to fight c...
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As gamblers shun stingier slots, casinos shake things upSep 28, 2015 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Move aside one-armed bandits. The casino floor is making room for game zones with oversized popping dice, digital spinning Big Six wheels and virtual ro...
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Energy Transfer Equity buying Williams Cos. for $32.61BSep 28, 2015 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Energy Transfer Equity is buying pipeline operator The Williams Cos. for approximately $32.61 billion. The companies said Monday that the combination creat...
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Washington state suspends operations of duck tour companySep 28, 2015 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Washington state regulators suspended the operations of a Seattle tour company Monday after one of its amphibious vehicles swerved into an oncoming charte...
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Vodafone says it has ended swap talks with Liberty GlobalSep 28, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Vodafone Group Plc has seen its shares stumble after announcing that asset swap talks with Liberty Global have ended without any deal being made. The Briti...
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Drinking water systems imperiled by failing infrastructureSep 28, 2015 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Deep inside a complex of huge tanks, drinking water for Iowa's capital city is constantly cleansed of the harmful nitrates that come from the sta...
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Q&A: Things to know about the deadly Seattle duck boat crashSep 28, 2015 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - A deadly collision last week in Seattle between a duck boat and a charter bus carrying international college students has prompted a federal investigation...
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Nexstar offers about $1.9B in cash, stock for Media GeneralSep 28, 2015 7:00 am - Nexstar Broadcasting, attempting to drive a wedge between Media General and Meredith Corp., offered nearly $1.9 billion to buy Media General on Monday. Media General Inc...