Business Stories from October 29, 2015 (Change date)
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After Superstorm Sandy surge, donations to Red Cross dropOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A year after receiving huge sums to respond to Superstorm Sandy, the American Red Cross experienced a 32 percent drop in donations - and its place among ...
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Russell Simmons' RushCard creates fund to help customersOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - RushCard, the pre-paid debit card backed by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, will create a "multi-million dollar" fund to help cover the costs that its cus...
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Audit: NY enrolled dead in Medicaid, offered health coverageOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Flaws in New York's health exchange resulted in 21 dead people being enrolled in Medicaid and 333 getting continuing government-funded health coverag...
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Time Warner Cable plans for TV on the InternetOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Hate your cable box? In a few weeks, Time Warner Cable is going to start testing in New York City a cable service that doesn't need one and is delivered ...
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Witness: Ex-coal CEO preferred fines to safety preventionOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A key government witness testified Thursday that his former coal boss thought it was less expensive to pay safety violation fines than take prop...
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Pfizer, Allergan in deal talks to create drug giantOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Pfizer and Botox maker Allergan are discussing a potential deal that could be the biggest of 2015, a year marked by a rapid-fire pace of megadeals, ...
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Nepal turns to China for fuel after India restricts supplyOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Fuel-starved Nepal has signed an agreement with China to provide gasoline, diesel and cooking gas, after India restricted its supplies as a resul...
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Apple opens its first stores in Arab world in the EmiratesOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Apple opened its first retail stores in the Arab world on Thursday in the luxury malls of the United Arab Emirates, hoping to sell wea...
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Alaska Airlines: Issues that delayed flights resolvedOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A computer glitch that delayed about 20 Alaska Airlines flights was resolved early Thursday, the airline said. Late Wednesday night several compute...
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Plane from Philadelphia makes emergency landing in RaleighOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A flight from Philadelphia to Jacksonville, Florida, made an emergency landing in Raleigh because of a report of smoke in the cockpit. The Federal A...