Business Stories from February 25, 2016 (Change date)
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Watch out for phishy emails during tax seasonFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It's tax time, so you'd better think twice before clicking on that link in your email inbox. What may look like a legitimate communication from your bank...
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UCLA: Movies make more $$$ when half the cast is whiteFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Movies make more money when exactly half their casts are non-white, according to an annual analysis released Thursday that shows an increasing demand ...
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Halal foods pioneer gets 2-year prison term for export fraudFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - A businessman who is considered a pioneer in the U.S. halal foods industry was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison for committing fraud i...
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Google will back Apple in court against the FBIFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google will back Apple in its court battle with the FBI over the security of its iPhone. Last week, a court ordered Apple to help the FBI hack into ...
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Average US rate on 30-year mortgage falls to 3.62 percentFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week as anxiety over the global economy persisted. Long-term rates resumed their decline after being un...
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Obama bans US imports of slave-produced goodsFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - Federal officials are preparing to enforce an 86-year-old ban on importing goods made by children or slaves under new provisions of a law signed by President Barack Obam...
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SeaWorld acknowledges planting worker in animal rights groupFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - SeaWorld acknowledged that it sent its own workers to infiltrate an animal rights group which opposed the practices of the theme park. The developme...
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US durable goods orders jumped in JanuaryFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Orders to U.S. companies for long-lasting manufactured goods advanced in January at the strongest pace in 10 months. Moreover, a key category that trac...
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Gap's shares fall in late trading on weak profit outlookFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Gap's shares took a hit in after-hours trading Thursday after the clothing chain offered a weak profit outlook. The outlook came as the San Francisco-bas...
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Republic Airways files for bankruptcy protectionFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republic Airways Holdings Inc., which operates regional flights for the major airlines, on Thursday filed for bankruptcy protection as it struggles w...