Business Stories from March 21, 2016 (Change date)
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Puerto Rico doctor ordered to pay AFLAC $2M in restitutionMar 21, 2016 6:00 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A Puerto Rico doctor found guilty in a multimillion-dollar federal fraud case has been ordered to pay a U.S. insurance company more than $2 ...
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Anthem slaps lawsuit on Express Scripts over drug pricingMar 21, 2016 11:01 am - Blue Cross-Blue Shield health insurer Anthem is suing pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts over prescription drug prices. Express Scripts runs prescription drug cov...
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Telecom Italia CEO quits after boardroom disputeMar 21, 2016 9:31 am - MILAN (AP) - Telecom Italia SpA says its CEO Marco Patuano has resigned following a boardroom dispute with the company's biggest shareholder, French media company Vivend...
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FDA moves to ban most powdered surgical glovesMar 21, 2016 1:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials are moving to ban most surgical gloves made with powder, a feature designed to make them easier to wear, but which actually po...
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Australian stock exchange CEO quits amid bribe investigationMar 22, 2016 5:30 am - SYDNEY (AP) - The head of Australia's main stock exchange resigned Monday amid an investigation into allegations that a gambling company he once ran made a bribery payme...
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Taxi protest causes traffic chaos in Indonesian capitalMar 22, 2016 12:01 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Thousands of taxi drivers caused traffic chaos in the Indonesian capital Tuesday in a rowdy protest against what they say is unfair competition...
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Congress passes extension of FAA powers, programs to JulyMar 21, 2016 8:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress has passed a bill extending the Federal Aviation Administration's powers and programs through mid-July to give lawmakers time to work on a lon...
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Lead US climate negotiator stepping downMar 21, 2016 12:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration's lead negotiator for last year's global climate deal is stepping down. Todd Stern has been the State Department's envoy for c...
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High court won't hear appeal in NFL video game lawsuitMar 21, 2016 12:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is staying out of a dispute between game maker Electronic Arts Inc. and former National Football League players who accuse the compan...
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WL Ross buying chemicals and plastics distributor NexeoMar 21, 2016 9:31 am - NEW YORK (AP) - WL Ross Holdings Corp., a company formed to make acquisitions, will buy control of the chemicals and plastics distribution company Nexeo Solutions Holdin...