Business Stories from January 17, 2016 (Change date)
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The three things a product needs to be to spark a sharing economyJan 18, 2016 5:23 am - You've heard of Airbnb. And maybe you've heard of the "Airbnb for dogs" (DogVacay), the "Airbnb for boats" (Boatbound or Sailo), or the "Airbnb for office space" (ShareD...
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Drones ready to deliver, but people are the problemJan 18, 2016 7:41 am - When Missy Cummings thinks about self-flying delivery drones - the kind that tech companies have been touting as being just around the corner - she likes to imagine the ...
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How to make your retirement nest egg last longerJan 18, 2016 5:37 am - Freedom of choice can feel like more of a burden than a benefit when figuring out what to do with a 401(k) after leaving a job or retiring. Do you let it stay at your ol...
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Netflix chief says 2016 will bring emphasis on family showsJan 17, 2016 2:01 pm - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Netflix says it will make a special effort to produce programming for children and families, with the streaming service offering 20 new programs ...
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Build a better weather network? New York takes the dareJan 19, 2016 5:18 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Counting every raindrop or measuring every gust of wind is impossible, but New York is getting closer with a uniquely extensive statewide system of a...
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Indiana officials: No new bird flu infections reportedJan 17, 2016 3:31 pm - HUNTINGBURG, Ind. (AP) - No additional turkey farms in a southern Indiana county have tested positive for bird flu since an outbreak at 10 farms, where nearly 250,000 tu...
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Man dies after taking part in botched French clinical trialJan 17, 2016 1:31 pm - PARIS (AP) - A man died in a French hospital Sunday after taking part in an experimental drug trial for a painkiller, and five other participants remain hospitalized aft...
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Buyer beware: Solar power may be missing key ingredientJan 18, 2016 5:37 am - MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Want to cut reliance on your fossil-fuel-burning utility, but don't have space for solar panels? Easy, the sales pitch goes, buy a share in the ne...
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Why global woes and sinking stocks don't mean US recessionJan 17, 2016 9:31 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Last week's harrowing plunge in U.S. stocks - fueled by economic fears about China and plummeting oil prices - left investors anxious and alarmed. Some...
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Clinton says FBI has not contacted her about emailsJan 17, 2016 12:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says the FBI has not contacted her regarding its probe of whether she held classified information on ...