Business Stories from December 4, 2015 (Change date)
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AP Interview: UN climate chief to negotiators: sleep, focusDec 04, 2015 9:31 am - LE BOURGET, France (AP) - The head of the U.N. climate change agency says high-intensity negotiations in Paris are on track so far and says her biggest concern now is th...
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Chicken of Sea, Bumble Bee abandon tuna merger as US objectsDec 04, 2015 1:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Chicken of the Sea and Bumble Bee have called off their proposed merger after the Obama administration told the companies it would hurt competition in ...
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Coal community takes little solace in ex-CEO's convictionDec 04, 2015 3:01 pm - WHITESVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - A 48-foot black granite monument with life-size silhouettes of 29 fallen miners defines this small Appalachian town, just downhill from the sit...
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'Walking Dead' executive producer sinks teeth into VRDec 04, 2015 8:01 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - While experimenting with virtual reality for his latest project, "The Walking Dead" executive producer David Alpert and his crew relied on a very old-...
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Strong job gains send US stock market sharply higherDec 04, 2015 3:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market surged to its biggest gain since early September Friday after another strong month of hiring by U.S. employers. The solid news on the ec...
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Cosmopolitan removing fake trees after county fire probeDec 04, 2015 3:01 pm - LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Cosmopolitan hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip says it's removing all artificial foliage outdoors, as a county investigation reveals that the fake...
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Russian lawmakers amend controversial road tax billDec 04, 2015 12:01 pm - MOSCOW (AP) - In a hurried attempt to placate protesting truck drivers, the Russian parliament on Friday eased fines under a new road bill and indicated that it was read...
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Key elements of transportation bill approved by CongressDec 04, 2015 3:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress has approved a sweeping 5-year, 1,300-page transportation bill that places new emphasis on eliminating highway bottlenecks to speed up getting...
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China's box office surpass $6 billion so far this yearDec 04, 2015 1:31 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's box office has grown by almost 50 percent so far this year to surpass $6 billion in ticket sales, the country's Film Bureau said Friday. China's 2...
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Another month of solid US hiring clears way for Fed hikeDec 04, 2015 1:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - If the Federal Reserve needed any final evidence that the economy is ready for higher interest rates, it got it on Friday. A solid November job gain of...