Business Stories from February 24, 2016 (Change date)
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Asian shares meander following mixed cues from Wall StreetFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mixed in early trading on Thursday after an overnight reversal from losses on Wall Street, thanks in part to a pickup in the price of crud...
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Stocks open lower as weak oil prices push energy sector downFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, led by declines in energy companies and banks as commodity prices fall. Rig operator Transocean sank 8 percent i...
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Apple's Cook: Complying with FBI demand 'bad for America'Feb 24, 2016 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple CEO Tim Cook said Wednesday that it would be "bad for America" if his company complied with the FBI's demand for help unlocking an encrypted i...
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Changes could be coming to Maine's lobstering license systemFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A series of changes are coming to the state's lobster fishing licenses system that has divided lobstermen in an era of unprecedented hauls for the...
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Austria, Balkan nations, want full stop to migrant influxFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Overwhelmed by a wave of refugees and what they call indecision in the European Union, Austria and its southern neighbors along the Balkan migrant route ag...
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Lawsuit: Banana truck caused Massachusetts restaurant fireFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - SEEKONK, Mass. (AP) - The owners of a Massachusetts restaurant are suing the Chiquita banana company, alleging a truck carrying bananas caused a fire that destroyed thei...
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Fact sheet: 2016 Hyundai Sonata HybridFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited BASE PRICE: $26,000 for base model; $30,100 for Limited. PRICE AS TESTED: $35,620. TYPE: Front-engine, front-wheel drive, five-passeng...
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MTN withdraws Nigeria lawsuit, pays $250 million toward fineFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - South African telecommunications giant MTN says it's withdrawing its lawsuit in Nigeria and making a "good faith" payment of $250 million to the go...
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Stanford creates world's biggest scholars programFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) - Nike co-founder Phil Knight is donating $400 million to Stanford University to help create the largest fully-endowed scholarship in the world wi...
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Ford recalls 51,470 Transit wagons for seat belt defectFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co. is recalling 51,470 Transit wagons in North American because the rear seat belts may not latch properly. The recall affects Transit wagons ...