Business Stories from November 2, 2015 (Change date)
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High-profile Chinese investor Xu Xiang detainedNov 02, 2015 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - High-profile Chinese investor Xu Xiang has been detained on suspicion of insider trading, the Public Security Ministry reported. A brief statement issued ...
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China, France agree climate pact should have automatic cutsNov 02, 2015 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - The Chinese and French presidents announced Monday they have agreed that a global climate change pact should require countries to increase their emissions...
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VW objects to UAW vote by 1 group of workers in TennesseeNov 02, 2015 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Volkswagen on Monday objected to a request from a small group of maintenance workers at its lone U.S. assembly plant to hold a vote on representa...
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High court won't hear appeal on mortgage ratingsNov 02, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from shareholders who claim the Standard & Poor's ratings firm made false statements about its ratings of risky ...
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Whiskey fungus nuisance case against Diageo can move aheadNov 02, 2015 6:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Some Kentucky residents who claim a whiskey warehouse is causing black fungus to grow on their homes have received a court's permission to press t...
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Fog causes flight cancelations in BritainNov 02, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Flights have been canceled across Britain as thick fog blankets much of the country for a second day. London's Heathrow Airport says it has canceled 45 fli...
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German airline Lufthansa's cabin crew to strike for 1 weekNov 02, 2015 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A union representing cabin crew for Lufthansa says its members will go on strike for one week in a contract dispute with the airline, Germany's largest. Ge...
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US construction spending rises 0.6 percent in SeptemberNov 02, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. construction spending rose 0.6 percent in September to the highest level since March 2008, pushed up by a surge in apartment building. The Commerc...
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Rates rise at weekly auction for US Treasury billsNov 02, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills jumped in Monday's auction. The Treasury Department auctioned $28 billion in three-month bills at a discoun...
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2 degrees, flies planes, author, works at NASA. His age? 17Nov 02, 2015 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Moshe Kai Cavalin has two college degrees, but he's too young to vote. He flies airplanes, but he's too young to drive a car alone. Life is filled with con...