Business Stories from October 8, 2015 (Change date)
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Texas sues VW over consumer protection, clean air violationsOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas has filed suit against Volkswagen, charging that the automaker's emissions rigging violated state consumer protection laws and clean air stand...
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Netflix raising US price for most popular video plan by $1Oct 08, 2015 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Netflix is raising the price of its Internet video service by $1 for new customers in the U.S., Canada and some Latin America countries to help cove...
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Lawsuit wants plans mandated for dealing with big oil spillsOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - An environmental group sued the federal government Thursday, contending it gives pipeline owners and operators a free pass on developing lega...
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Clinton seeks crackdown for those breaking Wall Street rulesOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Just days before the first Democratic debate, Hillary Rodham Clinton released a series of proposals aimed at cracking down on bad behavior by Wall Stre...
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Iamgold to cut 10 percent of workers at Suriname gold mineOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) - A Canadian company that operates a gold mine in Suriname says it will dismiss roughly 10 percent of its workforce to reduce costs amid low gl...
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Latin America rolls out red carpet for once-scorned IMFOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - The last time the IMF held its annual meetings in Latin America, Ernesto "Che" Guevara was trying to spread Cuba's revolution throughout the hemisphere...
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Asian stocks gain on hopes Fed won't hike rates this yearOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian stock markets rose Friday on expectations the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates at a record low for several more months. Energy stocks advanced...
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A look at Chicago's Tribune Tower as it goes up for saleOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 36-story Chicago landmark, the Tribune Tower, is up for sale. Tribune Media Co. announced Thursday that it has hired real estate investment banking firm...
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Cambodia to increase garment industry minimum wageOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodia announced Thursday it will raise the minimum wage for clothing workers by 9.4 percent to $140 a month, hoping to ease tensions in th...
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Global worries kept Fed from hiking rates in SeptemberOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve officials were almost ready to raise interest rates in September but held off because of China's economic slowdown and its potential to...