Business Stories from February 18, 2016 (Change date)
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Amtrak signal glitches slow down Boston's rail systemFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - A malfunctioning signal outside the city's busiest commuter hub triggered massive delays for rail passengers on Thursday, and the problems were expected to...
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GM to sell long-term notes to make pension paymentFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - General Motors plans to sell 20- and 30-year notes to make a payment on its huge U.S. pension obligation for hourly workers. The Detroit company filed a p...
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European Central Bank officials worried about global turmoilFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Top officials from the European Central Bank expressed concern at their last meeting about turbulent financial markets and the increasingly dim...
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Cosby demands money back from accuser in sexual-assault caseFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bill Cosby's legal and public-relations strategy took a sharp turn this week with word that he has sued the accuser in a criminal sexual-assault case...
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The Latest: 2010 Gulf spill: Pollution trial ongoingFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Latest on the trial of a Deepwater Horizon supervisor on a misdemeanor pollution charge (all times local): 12:15 p.m. The Deepwater Horizon superv...
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Big tech companies belatedly join Apple in encryption fightFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Leading tech companies are rallying behind Apple - some belatedly - in its fight against a court order requiring the company to help investigators b...
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Court overrules EU fund freeze on Iran bankFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's top court has ruled that the EU unfairly froze the funds of Iran's Bank Mellat for six years when it claimed the bank was backing th...
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Manny Pacquiao says he respects Nike's decision to drop himFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Boxing star Manny Pacquiao said Thursday that he respects Nike's decision to sever ties with him over his comments about gay relationships but...
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McDonald's franchisees had doubts ahead of breakfast launchFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - McDonald's has been fighting to win back customers, but its franchisees weren't so sure about the comeback plans ahead of the chain's launch of an all-da...
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Ex-BP supervisor testifies colleague didn't pass on infoFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Deepwater Horizon supervisor who pleaded guilty to a pollution charge in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the colleague now ...