Business Stories from March 2, 2016 (Change date)
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Operator of fastest superhighway in US files for bankruptcyMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The company that built and manages America's fastest superhighway filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its creditors Wednesday. SH 130 Co...
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Fiat and L'Espresso to merge Italian publishing operationsMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the publisher Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso SpA have announced a merger to create "a leading player in the Italian media and pu...
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Nigerians sue Shell in UK court for oil spills contaminationMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Tens of thousands of Nigerian fishermen and farmers are suing multinational oil giant Shell in two new lawsuits filed Wednesday in a British High C...
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Monsanto and Brown-Forman skid, Ross Stores risesMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market: NYSE Monsanto Co., down $7.19 to ...
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Iraq signs deal to repair and maintain its key Mosul damMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq signed a deal with an Italian company on Wednesday to repair and maintain its largest dam, near the northern, Islamic State-held city of Mosul, which...
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US airlines vie for Cuba flights; Havana top destinationMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. airlines are looking to serve Cuba primarily from their large hub cities, with Havana being the most popular destination. At least eight carriers su...
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Monsanto plummets on tough outlook for seeds, weed killerMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Shares of agricultural business giant Monsanto tumbled Wednesday after the maker of biotech seeds slashed its 2016 profit guidance due to a dimmer outl...
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Judge sides with Argentina to speed bond settlements alongMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A judge sided with Argentina in its debt standoff on Wednesday, agreeing to let orders protecting creditors expire so that large U.S. hedge funds and sma...
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Falling lottery sales pinch college scholarships in 8 statesMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The ticket-buying frenzy that erupted over January's $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot wasn't enough to reverse a long-running trend: Proceeds from...
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German competition watchdog opens probe against FacebookMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Facebook's privacy rules are under fresh scrutiny in Germany after the country's competition watchdog said Wednesday it suspects the social networking site...