Business Stories from December 31, 2015 (Change date)
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EPA orders barrier for nuclear waste at Missouri landfillDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday ordered installation of an isolation barrier to make sure that an underground fire does not reach b...
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Spotty service at popular messaging app WhatsApp on NYEDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - They're not ignoring you, it's just WhatsApp. The popular messaging service owned by Facebook was intermittently unavailable for several hours Thursday, ...
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2015 market winners, losers: Tech soars, old guard stumblesDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a flat year overall for stocks, there was still plenty of excitement to be enjoyed - or endured - by 2015's biggest winners and losers. It was a year ...
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Average US rate on 30-year mortgages rises to 4.01 percentDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates crossed the 4 percent mark this week, a slight increase in the wake of the Federal Reserve decision this month to...
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Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary purchases Free Lance-StarDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary BH Media Group has purchased The Free Lance-Star, adding to its newspaper holdings in Virginia. The purchase ann...
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Average US rate on 30-year mortgages rises to 4.01 percentDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates crossed the 4 percent mark this week, a slight increase in the wake of the Federal Reserve decision this month to...
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Flooding forcing evacuations, traffic troubles in MissouriDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Floodwater was starting to recede at some water-logged Midwestern communities Thursday, but hundreds of homes were damaged, hundreds more remained evacu...
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Facebook glitch celebrates 46 years of online friendshipDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook's making some of its users feel a lot older than they really are. The social network sent automated messages Thursday inviting some users t...
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Recalls this week: frying pans, bicyclesDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Frying pans included in a line of Martha Stewart cookware sets are being recalled because of metal discs that can pop off and cause injuries. Other recal...
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Amazon gives income from anti-Islam group's song to refugeesDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Online retailer Amazon has pledged to donate its share of revenues from the sale of a song by the anti-Islam group PEGIDA to refugees, undermining the caus...
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