Business Stories from January 20, 2016 (Change date)
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UK unemployment falls to lowest level since 2005Jan 20, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Unemployment in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level since October 2005, buoying Britain's Conservative government as it imposes its austerity-led agend...
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Staff turmoil shakes powerful California coastal agencyJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The powerful California agency that manages development along the state's fabled coastline may oust its top executive soon, setting up a battlefront b...
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Dubai police: Exposed wiring likely sparked NYE tower fireJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Exposed wiring likely sparked the New Year's Eve blaze that engulfed a 63-story skyscraper in Dubai just hours before a nearby firewor...
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Pot states take fresh look at out-of-state investmentJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - States that have legalized pot are taking a fresh look at making it easier for out-of-state investors to get in the weed business, saying the industry's on...
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Convicted French trader fights billions in civil damagesJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - VERSAILLES, France (AP) - Jerome Kerviel, convicted of the trading fraud that nearly brought down the French bank Societe Generale, is back in civil court to fight the 4...
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1979 photos of miners' lives, working conditions displayedJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The University of Louisville is displaying dozens of black-and-white photographs taken nearly 40 years ago to document the living and working cond...
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Anxiety in the air as Davos World Economic Forum kicks offJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - A prevailing sense of anxiety was in the air in the Swiss ski resort of Davos as the World Economic Forum kicked off Wednesday with delegates f...
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Hungary government sides with taxi drivers against UberJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - The Hungarian government says it supports taxi drivers in their protest against ride-hailing apps like Uber. Officials said Wednesday they would...
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Business HighlightsJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - ___ Stocks avoid biggest losses but slide again as oil tumbles NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday as the price of oil suffered its worst one-day drop since Se...
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House committee approves road funding bill with tax increaseJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A measure that would finance improvements to Indiana's crumbling infrastructure by raising cigarette and gasoline taxes was approved by a House trans...