Business Stories from November 5, 2015 (Change date)
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Details of controversial Pacific trade deal are releasedNov 05, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Details of a sweeping Pacific Rim trade deal released Thursday set the stage for a raucous debate in the U.S. Congress but also may provide reassurance...
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Job creator or job killer? A look at the Pacific trade deal.Nov 05, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The sweeping Pacific Rim trade deal now being debated would cover everything from Vietnamese labor unions to copyright protections to trade in sockeye ...
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Disney 4Q results allay concerns about cord-cuttingNov 05, 2015 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Disney is allaying concerns about cord-cutting after reporting better-than-expected revenue in the cable-network division that houses ESPN. CEO Bob Ig...
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Q&A: Passive mutual funds can be active corporate watchdogsNov 05, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Think a company is paying its CEO way too much? Or that its board of directors is too full of the CEO's cronies? If you own a broad index mutual fund, yo...
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African telecom giant battles Nigeria over $5.2 billion fineNov 05, 2015 6:00 am - LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Africa's biggest telecommunications company is locked in a nasty battle in powerful Nigeria, with billions of dollars at stake. MTN Nigeria, MTN Gr...
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UK interest rates expected to stay low for longerNov 05, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The prospect of an interest rate increase in the U.K. has gotten pushed back further, possibly even to 2017, to the likely relief of homeowners and grief o...
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German factory orders drop in September, 3rd straight monthNov 05, 2015 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - German factory orders dropped sharply in September, falling for the third straight month in a sign of weakness for Europe's largest economy. The Federal St...
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Toyota quarterly profit rises to $5 billion on weak yenNov 05, 2015 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Toyota's quarterly profit rose 13.5 percent to 611.7 billion yen ($5.0 billion) and the automaker kept its annual earnings forecast unchanged despite trimmi...
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US jobless aid requests rise but still near historic lowsNov 05, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but levels remain near historic lows as employers are hesitant to let go of workers. The La...
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Grain lower, livestock lowerNov 05, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery was 4.50 cents lower at $5.2140 a bushel; De...