Business Stories from February 19, 2016 (Change date)
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Profit or patriotism? What's driving fight between US, AppleFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Battling in intense public broadsides, Apple Inc. and the government are making their cases before anyone steps into a courtroom over a judge's order f...
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Facebook updates Messenger app to handle several accountsFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook has redesigned its popular Messenger app so several people can use it on the same smartphone or tablet without relinquishing their privacy....
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Virgin Galactic to roll out new space tourism rocket planeFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) - Virgin Galactic will roll out a new version of its SpaceShipTwo space tourism rocket Friday as it prepares to return to flight testing for the firs...
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China requires approval for foreign firms to publish onlineFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - A new Chinese regulation announced this week will require foreign companies and foreign-Chinese joint ventures to acquire approval before publishing conte...
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Global stock markets, oil price turn lowerFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Global stock markets turned lower on Friday on lingering concerns about the slump in oil prices and uncertain prospects for the global economy. KEEPING SCOR...
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Safety advocate asks gov't to reopen Jeep fire investigationFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - An auto safety advocate is calling on the government to reopen an investigation of rear-crash fires in older Jeep SUVs after finding at least 11 more deat...
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Britain's future, migrant split reveal growing EU divideFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - Britain is thinking of leaving. Greece feels isolated. Austria and Denmark are pushing controversial measures for coping with asylum-seekers despite what...
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Citibank to drop consumer banks in struggling South AmericaFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Citibank is planning to sell the consumer banking operations it has operated for a century in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia as South America's t...
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Iowa loses bid to land DuPont-Dow ag company headquartersFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) - Iowa has lost its bid to land the corporate headquarters of the agricultural company that will be formed after the DuPont-Dow Chemical merger is co...
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Russia lends $200M to Armenia to fund new weapons purchasesFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - Russia has agreed to provide a $200 million loan to Armenia to fund the purchase of Russian weapons. The loan agreement released by the Russian g...