Business Stories from March 7, 2016 (Change date)
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Connecticut is latest state to discuss ending tax on tamponsMar 07, 2016 6:00 am - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut is the latest state to consider ending sales tax on feminine hygiene products like tampons and maxi pads. The General Assembly's Publi...
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BMW shows off concept car for the self-driving futureMar 07, 2016 6:00 am - MUNICH (AP) - Luxury automaker BMW AG is showing off a sleek concept car aimed at a future in which drivers choose between the pleasures of high-performance driving and ...
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Indonesia agency pushes plan to tackle deforestation, firesMar 07, 2016 6:00 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's anti-graft commission on Monday said government agencies have agreed on a plan to combat corruption in the forestry industry that c...
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Verizon to pay $1.4M in 'supercookie' FCC settlementMar 07, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon will pay a $1.35 million fine over its "supercookie" that the government said followed phone customers on the Internet without their permission. ...
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State, Wells Fargo charged with fraud for 38 Studios dealMar 07, 2016 6:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged Rhode Island's economic development agency and Wells Fargo with defrauding investor...
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Chinese finance minister: Deficit widening to support growthMar 07, 2016 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Seeking to douse fears about China's economy, the finance minister said Monday that Beijing can manage its rising debt load as it steps up deficit spendin...
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Leader of UK business group resigns after call to leave EUMar 07, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce has resigned after saying the U.K. should leave the European Union. The organization said that Joh...
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French EDF exec quits, reportedly over UK nuclear plantMar 07, 2016 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French energy company EDF said Monday that one of its senior vice presidents has resigned and been replaced. French media reported that Thomas Piquemal quit...
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Bloomberg decides against third-party bid for White HouseMar 07, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday that he will not run for president, citing a concern that his independent bid would hand the Whi...
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Romania: businessman charged with massive money launderingMar 07, 2016 6:00 am - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Anti-corruption prosecutors have charged one of Romania's richest businessmen with money laundering and abusing his position as a chief executi...