Business Stories from December 13, 2015 (Change date)
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Turkmenistan breaks ground on gas pipeline to AfghanistanDec 13, 2015 8:01 am - ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) - Leaders from Afghanistan, India and Pakistan have joined the president of Turkmenistan in breaking ground on a new pipeline intended to del...
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Japan survey: Business sentiment stable, but outlook weakerDec 13, 2015 6:31 pm - TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese central bank survey shows sentiment among big manufacturers is steady, though companies in all sectors expect conditions to deteriorate in the co...
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Seattle to decide whether to let Uber, Lyft drivers unionizeDec 13, 2015 1:01 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle may soon become the first city to let drivers of ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft collectively bargain over pay and working conditions...
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The Latest: World Bank chief 'in shock' after climate dealDec 13, 2015 7:01 am - PARIS (AP) - The latest related to the U.N. climate conference that took place outside Paris (all times local): 2:20 p.m. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says he was s...
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Renzi brushes off talk of favoritism in saving Italian banksDec 13, 2015 10:01 am - ROME (AP) - Italian Premier Matteo Renzi on Sunday dismissed critics who contend his government showed partiality in saving four local banks, including one whose former ...
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AP EXPLAINS: End-of-session spending, tax bills in CongressDec 13, 2015 3:31 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and top lawmakers want to wrap up a year's worth of budget work and let Congress adjourn this coming week until 2016. There are two maj...
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Swift to release concert tour exclusively on Apple MusicDec 13, 2015 11:31 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift is releasing a live concert special from her star-studded "1989 World Tour" exclusively on Apple Music. The pop star announced Sunday, on he...
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German police search for group that defaced Facebook officeDec 13, 2015 8:31 am - BERLIN (AP) - Police say they are looking for a group of up to 20 people who wrote "Facebook Dislike" on the social media firm's German headquarters in Hamburg. The unid...
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Now comes the tough part: The world's carbon diet startsDec 13, 2015 5:31 am - PARIS (AP) - The world is about to go on a carbon diet. It won't be easy - or cheap. Nearly 200 nations across the world on Saturday approved a first-of-its-kind univers...
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Company plans gravel island to extract Arctic offshore oilDec 13, 2015 2:31 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Arctic offshore drilling by Royal Dutch Shell PLC drew protests on two continents this year, but a more modest proposal for extracting petroleum...