Business Stories from March 11, 2016 (Change date)
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Plentiful peach crop expected in South Carolina this yearMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - What could be a plentiful peach crop is shaping up in orchards across upstate South Carolina. Growers and agriculture officials say that during ...
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Russian banker accused of spying pleads guilty to conspiracyMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A Russian banker accused of participating in a Cold War-style spy ring pleaded guilty Friday to a conspiracy charge and agreed to spend up to 2ˆ½ years i...
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McDonald's trial gives peek at chain's inner workingsMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A pivotal trial against McDonald's that began this week is providing a peek into the inner workings of the maker of the Big Mac. The trial centers over w...
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US stocks open sharply higher; European markets also rallyMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are opening broadly higher on Wall Street following a rally in Europe and an upturn in energy prices. Oil and gas stocks rose far more than the re...
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Weekly Summary Corporate dividends, name changes, new listingsMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Changes announced in corporate dividends Mar. 7-Mar. 11. INCREASED DIVIDENDS Alexandria Real Eqty .80 from .77 American Tower .51 from .49 Colgate Palmol...
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GM buys software company to speed autonomous car developmentMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - With hopes of speeding development of self-driving cars, General Motors has acquired a small software company that's been testing vehicles on the streets ...
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BY THE NUMBERS: Recovering from the tsunami, 5 years onMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Friday marks the fifth anniversary of the powerful earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan, swallowing coastal villages, leaving more than 18,000 p...
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Sichuan Hanlong Group insider trader jailed in AustraliaMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - An Australian court has sentenced a Chinese former executive to more than eight years in prison for insider trading in 2011 when his privately-owned energy...
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Volkswagen global sales down 1.2 percent in FebruaryMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Volkswagen says global sales were 1.2 percent lower in February than a year earlier, with higher deliveries in Europe offset by drops in the U.S., South Am...
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NJ Transit reaches deal with rail workers, averting strikeMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Transit and its rail workers reached a tentative deal Friday to avert a strike that would have thrown Monday's commute into New York City ...
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