Business Stories from October 9, 2015 (Change date)
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US boosts privacy protection on health insurance websiteOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Responding to criticism from civil liberties advocates, the Obama administration said Friday it has strengthened consumer privacy protections on the go...
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SABMiller meets with investors amid takeover bidOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - SABMiller met with investors Friday to underscore its strength as an independent company, as the world's second-biggest brewer seeks to head off a takeover...
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Recalls this week: Highchairs, off-highway vehiclesOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - About 35,000 highchairs are being recalled this week because nearly a dozen children have suffered injuries after removing the tray and falling. Other recalled consumer ...
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Iowa college establishes endowment fund for AP internOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - GRINNELL, Iowa (AP) - A small private liberal arts college in Iowa has established an endowment fund in memory of a young alumnus who was also a news intern for The Asso...
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Stocks close out best week of the year with a small gainOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market closed out its best week this year with a modest gain on Friday, helped by airlines and industrial companies. Investors now turn their f...
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USDA lowers corn, soybean harvest estimates by 1 percentOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has slightly lowered its corn and soybean harvest estimates based on updated harvest figures across the U.S. F...
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Officials: Broken rail caused West Virginia train derailmentOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - MONTGOMERY, W.Va. (AP) - A fiery oil train derailment in southern West Virginia last February resulted from a broken rail that started with a crack that should have been...
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House OKs lifting 40-year-old US ban on oil exportsOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Defying a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to lift a 40-year-old U.S. ban on crude oil exports. Suppo...
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Central bank says Malaysian fund broke forex rules, must payOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's central bank said Friday a debt-laden state investment fund violated foreign exchange rules and must repatriate $1.83 billion it...
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The Latest: Safety official says derailment was preventableOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - MONTGOMERY, W.Va. (AP) - The latest on the results of a federal investigation into a fiery oil train derailment in southern West Virginia: 10:50 a.m.: The acting chief o...