Business Stories from March 17, 2016 (Change date)
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German submarine builder warns Australia of Japanese riskMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A German executive vying for a lucrative Australian submarine contract on Thursday said that awarding the contract to Japan could damage Austr...
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Port operator DP World of Dubai announces $883M 2015 profitMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Port operator DP World on Thursday announced profits of $883 million attributable to its owners for 2015, up 30.7 percent from the yea...
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Nintendo providing Mii time with first mobile appMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - For its inaugural lunge into the mobile gaming business, Nintendo isn't relying on bouncy plumber Mario or sword-wielding hero Link. Instead, the Japa...
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Man killed in LA skyscraper fall had no work on upper floorsMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - An electrician who plunged to his death Thursday while working on a Los Angeles skyscraper was not supposed to be above the third floor and had remove...
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Longtime CEO of drug maker GSK to step down next yearMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The head of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, Andrew Witty, has announced he will leave after eight years as CEO. The search for a successor comes am...
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Mondelez stock falls as Pershing sells sharesMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of snack maker Mondelez are down after Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital dumped 20 million shares. The sale follows a punishing day this week ...
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US job market's January stumble likely to prove temporaryMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. job market stumbled a bit in January, yet data released Thursday suggests the slowdown was likely temporary. Total hiring fell sharply that mo...
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APNewsBreak: Google gives federal plan for self-driving carMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Google wants Congress to create new federal powers that would let the tech giant receive special, expedited permission to bring to market a self-drivi...
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Prosecutors oppose sentencing delay for coal extractor CEOMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say they oppose a request for a delay in the sentencing of Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship following his mine safety consp...
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Indonesia cuts benchmark interest rate to 6.75 percentMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 6.75 percent to help enhance domestic demand to bolster econ...