Business Stories from February 2, 2016 (Change date)
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Toyota Credit settles US discrimination allegationsFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Toyota Motor Credit Corp. will pay $21.9 million to black and Asian borrowers as part of a settlement over alleged discriminatory lending. The U.S. Depart...
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Super Bowl ads this year might be a snoozeFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - No GoDaddy. Not a bikini in sight. Service messages instead of crotch or fart jokes. As the Super Bowl turns 50 and faces middle age, will this be the year th...
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Plan to spin off air traffic control generates turbulenceFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The air traffic control system that choreographs the roughly 7,000 aircraft in U.S. skies at any given moment is the most complex, but also one of the ...
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UPS profit soars above expectations, delivers strong outlookFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - UPS's soared past Wall Street's expectations for the fourth quarter and the delivery company issued strong guidance for the year. The company's internatio...
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Drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur launches effort for Zika vaccineFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur said Tuesday it is launching an effort to research and develop a vaccine to prevent the Zika virus, after the World Health Organiza...
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Hellmann's gives vegan a go after suing eggless spread makerFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Hellmann's has figured out that if you can't beat them, you might as well join them. After suing a vegan mayo maker for false advertising, Hellmann's par...
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Grain mixed, livestock mixedFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery was 2.50 cents higher at $4.7760 a bushel; March...
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Castro meets with French officials to boost business tiesFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Cuban President Raul Castro held a series of meetings with senior French officials on Tuesday, the second day of a state visit to France aimed at boosting b...
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Iran's stock exchange hits 1-year high after nuclear dealFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The Tehran Stock Exchange has rallied to a one-year high after Iran's landmark nuclear deal with world powers went into effect last month, a spokesma...
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Czechs, world's top beer drinkers, may get even cheaper brewFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - The Czechs, the biggest beer consumers in the world, could soon have a reason to drink even more after the finance minister proposed lowering tax on the dr...