Business Stories from January 14, 2016 (Change date)
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55 people detained in Azerbaijan following violent protestsJan 14, 2016 9:30 am - BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - Azerbaijani prosecutors say 55 people have been detained following violent protests that were triggered by soaring consumer prices in the energy-...
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Exxon Mobil and JPMorgan rise, GoPro and Best Buy skidJan 14, 2016 4:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market: NYSE Best Buy Co., down $2.83 to $...
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Yosemite: Famed hotel name to change in trademark disputeJan 14, 2016 7:00 pm - FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - The names of iconic hotels and other landmarks in the world-famous Yosemite National Park will soon change in an ongoing battle over who owns the i...
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Egypt to spend $32M upgrading tourist resort securityJan 14, 2016 12:30 pm - CAIRO (AP) - The Egyptian government will spend $32 million to upgrade security in two Red Sea resorts popular with foreign tourists in the wake of recent attacks on hot...
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JetBlue computer outage causes flight delays, cancelationsJan 14, 2016 2:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A major outage of JetBlue Airways' computer systems has caused headaches for fliers trying to check-in for flights and delays across the airline's system...
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Woman pleads guilty in United Nations bribery schemeJan 14, 2016 5:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A Chinese businesswoman pleaded guilty on Thursday in a bribery case accusing a former president of the United Nations General Assembly of accepting more...
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The Latest: EPA reviews New Mexico's plans to sue over spillJan 14, 2016 3:00 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The latest on New Mexico's plans to sue the EPA over a toxic mine spill (all times local): 2:40 p.m. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sa...
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Business HighlightsJan 14, 2016 4:00 pm - ___ Lower pay for poor is widening US income gap, study finds WASHINGTON (AP) - The income gap in major U.S. cities goes beyond the trend of rising paychecks for those a...
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German economy picked up speed in 2015Jan 14, 2016 3:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The German economy, Europe's biggest, grew by 1.7 percent in 2015, authorities said Thursday, a slight improvement from the previous year that was fueled m...
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The Latest: Utility says it understated carcinogen levelsJan 14, 2016 3:30 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The latest on a natural gas leak in a Los Angeles neighborhood (all times local): 2:10 p.m. The utility whose leaking natural gas well has driven thou...