Business Stories from March 4, 2016 (Change date)
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US investigates 420,000 Ford F-150s for brake failureMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - The U.S. government is investigating complaints that the brakes can fail on Ford's F-150 pickup truck, one of the most popular vehicles in the nation. For...
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Does an extremist's iPhone contain a "cyber pathogen"?Mar 04, 2016 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A local prosecutor has offered an unusual justification for forcing Apple to help hack an iPhone used by a San Bernardino mass killer: The phone mig...
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College hackers compete to shine spotlight on cybersecurityMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Students from MIT and Britain's University of Cambridge will spend the weekend hacking one another's computers, with the blessing of their national leaders...
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Federal probe of bid-rigging goes beyond Chesapeake ex-CEOMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - As advanced drilling technology opened untapped sources of oil and natural gas, it triggered fierce competition among energy companies to scoop up rights t...
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Biden heads to Mideast for talks on securityMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is heading to the Middle East this week for a visit that won't focus on the flare up of violence between the Palestinians and ...
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Weekly Summary Corporate dividends, name changes, new listingsMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Changes announced in corporate dividends Feb. 16-19. INCREASED DIVIDENDS Aarons Inc .025 from .023 Albemarle Corp .305 from .29 Best Buy .28 from .23 Big...
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Carmaker to post bond to protect Nevada if factory flopsMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - An electric carmaker that was granted up to $335 million in incentives to build a factory in Nevada said this week it will put up a $75 mill...
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Shop owners charged with selling fake Alaska Native artworkMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Four shops catering to Alaska cruise ship visitors sold whale and walrus bone carvings for $1,000 or more each that they falsely claimed were ma...
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Strong US job growth in Feb. helps dispel recession fearsMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A robust February jobs report showcased a resilient U.S. economy just as fears of a new recession had begun to surface. Economic reports in recent week...
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US trade gap widens to $45.7 billion in JanuaryMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. trade deficit rose in January as American exports fell for a fourth straight month, the Commerce Department said Friday. The gap between expor...