Business Stories from January 15, 2016 (Change date)
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Huge new thermal bath-and-spa complex opens in BucharestJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Austria's A-Heat Group has opened a giant thermal bath-and-spa complex in Romania that it says is the largest in Europe. The 50 million-euro ($...
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US retail sales dipped in Dec.; low gas prices a key factorJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans tapered off from shopping toward the end of the holiday season, while lower gasoline prices cut into overall retail sales in December. The Co...
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Holiday sales rose 3 percent below 3.7 percent forecastJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Holiday shoppers flocked online during the critical holiday shopping season, but overall sales in November and December were disappointing. Sales rose 3 ...
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High court will hear Microsoft appeal over Xbox lawsuitJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will decide whether Microsoft Corp. must face a class action lawsuit by disgruntled owners of the Xbox 360 video-game system who say ...
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Trial date set for companies, workers charged in Gulf blastJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge has set a January 2017 trial date for the Justice Department's criminal case against several companies and workers involved in a deadl...
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The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes StoreJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Jan. 14, 2016: Top Songs 1. Love Yourself, Justin Bieber 2. Stressed Out, twenty one pilots 3. Hello, Adele 4. Sorry, J...
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SEC visa fraud case rocks Florida city's downtown dreamJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - Port St. Lucie, a disparate series of residential developments and strip malls, had little to boast beyond its proximity to a nuclear plant a...
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8-year-old boy's dying wish to be famous in China comes trueJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) - An 8-year-old Rhode Island boy with terminal cancer has fulfilled his wish to be famous in China. Dorian Murray, of Westerly, is dying of alveolar ...
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Things to know about 12-week-old Los Angeles gas leakJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A leak from an underground natural gas storage facility that has sickened Los Angeles residents and sent thousands from their homes has been out of co...
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Fiat Chrysler recalls SUVs for 2nd time to fix wiringJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 389,000 Jeep and Dodge SUVs in the U.S. for a second time because an electrical short in the sun visors can cause fires....