Business Stories from March 17, 2016 (Change date)
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Applications for jobless aid rise but stay at healthy levelMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but their numbers remained at low levels consistent with a healthy job market. THE NUMBERS:...
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Norway cuts key interest rate, suggests it could go negativeMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - Norway's central bank reduced its key rate by a quarter of a percentage point to a record low of 0.50 percent and indicated Thursday that it could cut it...
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2 jets evacuated in bomb scares at New Delhi airportMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Security personnel evacuated two aircraft at New Delhi's international airport Thursday after receiving an anonymous phone call of explosives being plac...
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FedEx and SeaWorld rise, Lilly and Mondelez stumbleMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market: NYSE FedEx Corp., up $17.07 to $16...
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A look at college investments that have been questionedMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Some of the nation's top universities have drawn criticism for making investments in certain industries that activists say run counter to the schools' miss...
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Homeland Security begins sharing cyberthreats with businessMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Homeland Security Department on Thursday formally began sharing details of new digital threats with private business and other government agencies,...
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Amid push for transparency, few colleges reveal investmentsMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Colleges and universities are under growing pressure from Congress and campus activists to reveal financial investments made through their endowments, but ...
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YouTube now on T-Mobile's 'Binge On' after earlier spatMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - T-Mobile and YouTube have come to terms after a public spat over the phone company's "Binge On" video streaming service. As a result, most T-Mobile custo...
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Eurozone core inflation revised up, helping euro to soarMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Official figures show that underlying inflation pressures in the 19-country eurozone were not as subdued in February as initially thought, a development th...
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Authorities: Lawsuit against Uber by shooting suspect bogusMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - A lawsuit against Uber filed in the name of a driver accused of gunning down six people in between stops to pick up fares is a hoax, authorities ...