Business Stories from October 29, 2015 (Change date)
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China to end decades-old 1-child policy, allow 2 childrenOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China said Thursday it would allow all married couples to have two children, signaling the end after 35 years to its drastic and unpopular "one-child" pol...
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Oil spill: Suits ended after Gulf states, Transocean settleOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A settlement has led to official dismissal of federal lawsuits filed by the five Gulf of Mexico states against the owner of the offshore drilling rig ...
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India says Africa too is bright spot of economic opportunityOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi described India and Africa as bright spots of hope and economic opportunity and offered technology and credit to match riva...
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Sanofi sees possible $109 mln hit from injector recallOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French drug maker Sanofi says a recall of hundreds of thousands of epinephrine injectors used to treat severe allergic reactions may end up wiping 100 milli...
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Former NetJets executive joining private equity firmOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The former Berkshire Hathaway executive who earned praise from Warren Buffett while leading NetJets for four years is joining a private equity firm th...
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Tennessee lawmakers to hear from Volkswagen on ThursdayOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Volkswagen is reaffirming its commitment to its lone U.S. plant in Tennessee after a diesel emissions cheating scandal rocked the German automake...
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German unemployment drops again in October, to 6 percentOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Germany's unemployment rate dropped to 6 percent in October as the labor market in Europe's strongest economy remained healthy. The Federal Labor Agency sa...
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Barclays earnings hit by higher costs of restructuringOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Barclays PLC says adjusted pre-tax profit fell 10 percent in the third quarter, as costs of running the British bank's credit card unit and head office inc...
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Bombardier to get US$1 billion from Quebec governmentOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Bombardier, the world's third largest plane maker, said Thursday that it will get a US$1 billion investment from the Quebec government and is reporting a ...
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MGM Resorts to shift casino assets to new property companyOct 29, 2015 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - MGM Resorts International plans to shift some of its casino-resort real estate into a separate company that will lease the properties back to MGM to boo...