Business Stories from February 25, 2016 (Change date)
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AP-GfK Poll: Support shaky for Sanders 'Medicare for all'Feb 25, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A new poll finds that many Americans like the idea of "Medicare for all," the government-run health system espoused by Democratic presidential candidat...
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Italy's fashion elite resists tendency toward fast fashionFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Behind the scenes at Milan Fashion Week, the industry's future is shaping up to be a game of fast vs. slow fashion. Word has rippled across the Atlantic Oce...
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Fund manager Q&A: Beaten down REITs look attractiveFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Like the rest of the stock market, real estate investment trusts have taken a beating this year and are well off their levels from a year ago. The thr...
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Judge to VW: Find a fix quick for dirty diesel carsFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge overseeing hundreds of class-action lawsuits against Volkswagen says he wants a firm answer within a month about how the German automak...
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Report: BBC missed chances to stop sexual predator SavileFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - An investigation into the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal cleared the BBC of wrongdoing Thursday, even as it painted a damming portrait of an institution wh...
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Judge: Citizens can sometimes be stopped from recording copsFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union plans to appeal a recent federal court ruling that citizens can sometimes be stopped from recording police officer...
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Report: Most IS bombs made with civilian componentsFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - IRBIL, Iraq (AP) - The Islamic State group relies on commercially available components for most of its bombs, with some parts coming from as far away as the United State...
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Cyprus picks 2 consortiums to run services at largest portFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus unveiled on Thursday the names of two consortiums it has selected to run services at the east Mediterranean island's largest port of Limass...
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Jury finds former BP engineer not guilty in oil spill caseFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A former BP rig engineer was found not guilty Thursday on a charge that his negligence in interpreting a critical test contributed to the 2010 Gulf of...
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Weight Watchers stock plummets after 4Q lossFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Weight Watchers' loss was a surprise. But not a good one. Shares of the weight-loss company dove in aftermarket trading after it posted a loss for the fo...