Business Stories from March 11, 2016 (Change date)
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Bulgarian man charged in stock manipulation schemeMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A Bulgarian man has been charged with manipulating the stocks of Avon and two other companies by issuing fake takeover offers. Nedko Nedev faces an eight...
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Google is hitting the road _ literally _ for user feedbackMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is about to embark on an old-school search, swapping its Internet algorithm for a custom-built van that will cruise across the U.S. to find o...
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2 halal food execs sentenced following export fraudMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - A judge in Iowa has sentenced two brothers who own companies that distribute and certify halal food products after they pleaded guilty to feder...
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Judge: BP not to pay oil industry losses from moratoriumMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge ruled that BP does not have to pay for economic losses other businesses suffered when the federal government shut down deep-water dril...
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Nigeria reveals purported offer to settle huge telecoms fineMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A Senate committee in Nigeria has released a document that purportedly details an offer of $1.5 billion from African telecommunications giant MTN t...
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Former CEO gets prison; bank defrauded out of $26 millionMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The former chief executive officer of a publicly held food products company will spend over five years in prison his role in defrauding a bank out of $26...
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US rebuts Apple claim on password reset in iPhone caseMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A decision to reset the password on an iCloud account associated with one of the San Bernardino attackers did not effectively thwart the investigation ...
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Barrick Gold fined $9.3 million for Argentina cyanide spillMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Authorities in Argentina fined Barrick Gold Corp. $9.3 million on Friday for a cyanide spill last year at the company's Veladero mine in t...
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Anadarko rises in Wall Street trading, El Pollo Loco slumpsMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market: NYSE Anadarko Petroleum Corp., up $3...
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Indonesia starting firefighting early as dry season beginsMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's top security minister said Friday that authorities have started efforts to fight forest and peatland fires that often pollute South...