Business Stories from October 8, 2015 (Change date)
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New Jersey goes to court to seize beach lots for dunesOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - Making good on a long-delayed threat that was reiterated last week by Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey went to court Thursday to seize 87 publicly owned beach parcels to ...
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Atlantic City on hook for $65,000 in Miss America costsOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Atlantic City taxpayers have been left on the hook for about $65,000 in security costs from this year's Miss America pageant parade. The city ...
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The Latest: Lawmakers press EPA on its response to VW caseOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The latest on the congressional hearing on Volkswagen's emissions-rigging (all times local): ___ 3:06 p.m. Members of a House subcommittee are grilling...
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Officials: Gas facility explosion leaves 3 workers deadOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - GIBSON, La. (AP) - State police say three workers have died from an explosion and fire at a natural gas facility along a small highway near the oil and gas city of Houma...
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Bill Gross sues former employer, Pimco, for $200 millionOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Billionaire bond investor Bill Gross has sued his former employer, Pimco, for more than $200 million for breach of contract and plotting to oust him from...
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BioMed selling to Blackstone for $8 billionOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Blackstone Real Estate Partners is buying BioMed Realty Trust Inc. in an all-cash deal valued at $8 billion. The deal, for $23.75 per share, marks a 10 p...
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Battery fires: FAA to back ban on passenger plane shipmentsOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The risk of unstoppable fires is prompting U.S. officials to back a proposed international ban on rechargeable lithium battery shipments as cargo on pa...
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Airlines post better on-time rate but get more complaintsOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More flights are arriving on time but consumer complaints about the airlines have nearly doubled. The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday t...
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Amazon challenges Etsy with Handmade at AmazonOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon is launching its site for handcrafted goods called Handmade at Amazon on Thursday, hoping to capitalize on shoppers' appetite for homemade goods a...
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Man describes issues at mine during trial of former coal CEOOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - During ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship's trial, a former miner testified management required alerting underground miners when federal inspe...