Business Stories from January 15, 2016 (Change date)
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Crowds attack Mexico pipelines, steal diesel with bucketsJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Rebellious crowds of townspeople in a rural area in central Mexico are defying police and soldiers to steal diesel from illegally tapped pipelines, cr...
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Court: Taj Mahal casino rightly ended worker benefitsJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - An appeals court ruled Friday that Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal casino was within its rights to end health insurance and pension benefits t...
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More US flights arriving on time, but complaints are up tooJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - U.S. airlines are doing better at staying on schedule than a year ago, but more passengers are filing complaints against the carriers. Hawaiian Airlines and Delta Air Li...
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Wal-Mart to shutter 269 stores, 154 of them in the USJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Wal-Mart is doing some rare pruning. The world's largest retailer is closing 269 stores, including 154 in the U.S. that includes all of its locations und...
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Flight attendant, passengers hurt when jet hits turbulenceJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - A flight attendant has been hospitalized and five passengers suffered apparently minor injuries after an American Airlines jet ran into turbulence over Flor...
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Citigroup's 4Q earnings rise sharply, as legal expenses dropJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup's said Friday that its profits jumped sharply in the fourth quarter, helped by lower legal and regulatory costs that hammered the bank in the f...
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E-Cigarette in luggage blamed for smoke, emergency landingJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - Hawaiian Airlines says an e-cigarette illegally put in a checked bag may have caused smoke and an emergency landing. The cargo-smoke indicator in the cockpit lit up duri...
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Recalls this week: Electric griddles, bicycles, toysJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - About 330,000 electric griddles sold at Wal-Mart are being recalled because of a defect that poses a shock hazard. Other consumer products recalled this week include fau...
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Stock market slides again; worst two-week start to a yearJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - Never before has Wall Street gotten off to a worse start to a year. The stock market capped the first two weeks of 2016 with a steep slide Friday that sent the Dow Jones...
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Scandal-hit VW lags rise in European car salesJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Volkswagen lagged while other major automakers cashed in on record European car sales in December as the German company struggled with the fallout from its ...