Business Stories from February 23, 2016 (Change date)
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Worries about global economy send German optimism lowerFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A key indicator of where the German economy is headed fell for the third month in a row as fears take hold about global growth. The Ifo institute said Tues...
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Former IRS employee sentenced for $326K fraud schemeFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A former IRS employee has been sentenced in federal court in Missouri two years and six months in prison in a $326,000 fraudulent tax refund s...
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Google reverses course with closure of car insurance serviceFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is shifting into reverse and leaving behind a service that compares auto insurance prices. The planned March 23 closure of "Google Compare" c...
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Vestas in $1.2B deal to build huge wind power farm in NorwayFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - Danish company Vestas Wind Systems A/S says it has been awarded a 1.1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) deal to supply 278 wind turbines for Norwegian power co...
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In South Africa, drones used to battle rhino poachingFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - HLUHLUWE-IMFOLOZI GAME RESERVE, South Africa (AP) - In hills where Zulu royalty once hunted wildlife, South African conservationists now scan live video from a thermal-i...
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Police charge 7 with homicide over dam burst that killed 17Feb 23, 2016 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazilian police have charged the president of mining company Samarco and six others with aggravated homicide over the deaths of at least 17 people...
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Home Depot wraps up big year with another big quarterFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Home Depot reported better-than-expected profit and revenue in the fourth quarter and comparable-store sales jumped as the company continues to ride a sus...
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Apple to tell judge in California case: Congress must decideFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Apple Inc. will tell a federal judge this week in legal papers that its fight with the FBI over accessing a locked and encrypted iPhone should be kicke...
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Grain lower, livestock mixedFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery was 3 cents lower at $4.5620 a bushel; March cor...
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The Latest: European stock markets close lowerFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The Latest on global financial markets (all times local): 6:25 p.m. European stocks have closed sharply lower after weak economic data soured investor sent...