Business Stories from October 20, 2015 (Change date)
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Discover tops Street 3Q forecastsOct 20, 2015 7:00 am - RIVERWOODS, Ill. (AP) - Discover Financial Services on Tuesday reported a modest increase in its third-quarter per-share earnings, and its stock rose in after-hours trad...
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Asia stocks muted as China growth revives US rate hike talkOct 20, 2015 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were muted Tuesday after China's better-than-expected quarterly growth figure revived expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike. KE...
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With new SEC nominees, 4 of 5 commissioners would be womenOct 20, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is nominating two women, both attorneys and academics at Washington-area universities, as members of the Securities and Exchange...
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'Star Wars' fans clamor for tickets, wonder where's LukeOct 20, 2015 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Millions of fans cried out in joy after they saw the latest trailer for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," but it also left more than a few wondering whe...
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New Jersey governor: No Cuba flights until fugitive returnedOct 20, 2015 7:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wants the bistate agency that controls the state's airports to reject any efforts to launch flight service between New...
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Curator of Pittsburgh's Andy Warhol Museum suddenly resignsOct 20, 2015 7:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - The curator of Pittsburgh's Andy Warhol Museum has resigned less than five months after being named to the position. Museum officials say Dublin native...
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Lexus is top brand in Consumer Reports' reliability surveyOct 20, 2015 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Elaborate new transmissions are helping automakers meet rising fuel economy standards, but they're also requiring more trips to the repair shop. Transmiss...
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Harley-Davidson plans job cuts after earnings missOct 20, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Harley-Davidson Inc. plans to cut an unspecified number of jobs and ship fewer motorcycles than it had planned for the year after reporting third-quarter...
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Stocks edge lower in early trade; IBM weighs on Dow averageOct 20, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are opening lower as some weak earnings reports weigh on the markets. IBM weighed heavily on the 30-stock Dow Jones industrial average in early tr...
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Group finds Mexico hurt US by dumping subsidized sugarOct 20, 2015 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mexico hurt U.S. sugar farmers in this country by dumping heavily subsidized sugar on U.S. markets from 2011 into 2014, the U.S. International Trade C...