Business Stories from March 16, 2016 (Change date)
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SAfrican currency dips as finance minister, police quarrelMar 16, 2016 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa's currency has weakened amid a public dispute between the country's finance minister and police investigators. Markets opened Wednesday ...
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PokerStars begins test play in New JerseyMar 16, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The world's largest Internet poker company is starting a trial period of operating in New Jersey. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcemen...
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Peabody Energy warns it may file for bankruptcy protectionMar 16, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The largest American coal miner, Peabody Energy, is delaying an interest payment due this week and warned that it may have to file for Chapter 11 bankrup...
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US home construction jumps in FebruaryMar 16, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Construction of new homes rose in February to the highest level in five months, but applications for new construction were weak for a third month. Hous...
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High-end bicycle wheel hubs recalled for crash riskMar 16, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nearly 57,000 high-end bicycle wheel hubs are being recalled because they can fail and possibly cause a crash. The aluminum hubs being recalled are the Z...
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Investors to weigh Fed words for clues to future rate hikesMar 16, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve has taken a wait-and-see stance since raising interest rates from record lows in December - waiting and seeing whether the U.S. eco...
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Kazakh banker's wife urges France not to send him to RussiaMar 16, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The wife of a Kazakh banker-turned-dissident accused of embezzling billions urged French authorities to block his pending extradition to Russia. Mukhtar Abl...
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Denmark's intelligence agency creates 'hacker academy'Mar 16, 2016 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Denmark's military intelligence agency says it's creating "a hacker academy" where to train IT specialists who, if they graduate, will be offe...
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Fed now foresees fewer interest rate increases during 2016Mar 16, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve is keeping a key interest rate unchanged in light of global pressures that risk slowing the U.S. economy. As a result, Fed official...
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US citizen who served as diplomat pleads guilty in UN caseMar 16, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A U.S. citizen who served as a foreign diplomat from the Dominican Republic pleaded guilty Wednesday in a United Nations bribery case, agreeing to cooper...
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