Business Stories from February 23, 2016 (Change date)
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US bank earnings jump 11.9 percent in 4Q; loan losses upFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The impact of plummeting oil prices has shown up in the financial picture of U.S. banks, whose losses from loans increased for the first time in five a...
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Amid coal market struggles, less fuel worth mining in USFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Vast coal seams dozens of feet thick that lie beneath the rolling hills of the Northern Plains once appeared almost limitless, fueling boasts that...
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4 indicted in US on charges of violating Iran sanctionsFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - A man arrested at the U.S.-Canada border last week is one of four people accused of conspiring to violate trade sanctions by sending technical equipment t...
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The Latest: Governor wants transgender restroom rule blockedFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Latest on an ordinance approved by the Charlotte City Council to expand protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people (all times local):...
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Rent prices are still climbing, just not as fast as beforeFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Home rental price growth slowed down in January - as even sizzling markets such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Denver and Portland are cooling. Real es...
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Athletes, actress set to judge $1 million tech TV contestFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two basketball stars and a brainy sitcom actress will be among the judges for TBS' tech-competition series, "America's Greatest Makers." The cable cha...
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US appeals court upholds Colorado online tax reporting lawFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld a Colorado law requiring out-of-state Internet retailers to tell customers how much they owe in state sales taxes on the...
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Scientists find cause of Takata air bag explosionsFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Scientists hired by the auto industry have determined that multiple factors - including moisture and high humidity - can cause some Takata air bags to inf...
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Correction: Nigeria-Hijacked Ship storyFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - In a story Feb. 22 about the rescue of a hijacked oil tanker, The Associated Press erroneously reported the ship held four captured hijackers. It h...
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Fitbit and Smucker slide while Home Depot and Macy's jumpFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market: NYSE Fibit Inc., down $3.44 to $13....