Business Stories from November 24, 2015 (Change date)
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US traffic deaths rise sharply after small decline in 2014Nov 24, 2015 4:01 pm - DETROIT (AP) - After declining for most of the past decade, traffic deaths spiked 8 percent in the first half of this year, prompting a call from the nation's highway sa...
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US stocks slip in early trading, following Europe lowerNov 24, 2015 8:01 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are opening modestly lower, following declines in Europe. The price of crude oil jumped 3 percent in New York as traders worried that Turkey's dow...
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US officials signal move toward embracing self-driving carsNov 24, 2015 5:01 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal transportation officials are rethinking their position on self-driving cars with an eye toward getting the emerging technology into the public...
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Thanksgiving flying: tips to survive the travel madnessNov 24, 2015 1:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - If you're braving the airports this Thanksgiving, you won't be alone. Airlines for America, the lobbying group for several major airlines, forecasts 25.3...
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FDA aims to publish Essure safety review in FebruaryNov 24, 2015 10:31 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials aim to release their findings on a much-debated contraceptive implant by the end of February. The Food and Drug Administration...
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Notre Dame vice president to help with economic developmentNov 24, 2015 10:34 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The University of Notre Dame has hired a former Textron Inc. vice president of mergers and acquisitions to head its efforts to help grow the regi...
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Pinnacle buying Boulder Brands for about $710 millionNov 25, 2015 5:10 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pinnacle Foods is buying Boulder Brands for about $710 million in a move that adds a line of health and wellness food brands to Pinnacle's offerings that...
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Mall stores must open on Thanksgiving but expect to be busyNov 25, 2015 9:46 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Some big retailers face scrutiny for opening on Thanksgiving, but many small stores have no choice. Take jeweler Jerry Amerosi, who has three stores in N...
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The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.comNov 24, 2015 11:01 am - Audible.com best-sellers for week ending Nov. 20, 2015: Fiction 1.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling, narrated by Jim Dale (Pottermore from J.K. Rowli...
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South Africa narrowly avoids entering a recessionNov 24, 2015 5:31 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A government data agency says South Africa narrowly avoided recession after the economy grew by less than 1 percent. On Tuesday, Statistics South Afr...