Business Stories from October 29, 2015 (Change date)
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Indictment: claims included 4 dead before explosion, 1 dogOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A Texas lawyer, his brother and a second employee of his law firm are among seven people accused of faking more than 40,000 damage claims after th...
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Grain mostly higher, livestock lowerOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly higher Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery was 7 cents higher at $5.13 a bushel...
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Panel rejects ban on air shipments of fire-prone batteriesOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.N. aviation panel has rejected a ban on rechargeable battery shipments on passenger airliners despite evidence they can cause explosions and unstop...
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Vatican bracing for new revelations of mismanagementOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican is bracing for more allegations of financial wrongdoing and mismanagement with the publication next week of two books that underscore the...
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Shell reports loss of $7.4 billion after Arctic exitOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Royal Dutch Shell reported a third quarter loss of $7.4 billion Thursday as it re-organized and cancelled projects, including drilling in Alaska, to cope w...
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AP PHOTOS: Chocolate meth? Customs agents have seen it allOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - Something about the dozens of individually wrapped chocolate bars in the luggage of a man flying from California to Japan struck a federal Customs and Border Protection ...
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Feds: 3 arrested for selling fake American Indian jewelryOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Three New Mexico residents face federal charges in a scam to sell Filipino-made jewelry as being made by American Indians, U.S. Attorney Damon M...
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Huntingburg-based coal mining company to cut 138 jobsOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - HUNTINGBURG, Ind. (AP) - A southwestern Indiana-based mining company says it will eliminate as many as 138 jobs as it reduces its workforce at all of its facilities. Hun...
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China buys Airbus jets worth $17B during Merkel visitOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China has committed to buying 130 Airbus jets worth $17 billion during a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang a...
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Walmart and Target's Holiday PlansOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Wal-Mart and Target, two of the biggest U.S. retailers, on Thursday rolled out plans to lure shoppers into stores during the holiday season that includes...