Business Stories from April 5, 2016 (Change date)
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Asian shares mostly up, recovering from early morning lossesApr 05, 2016 7:00 am - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Asian shares mostly inched up Wednesday, recovering from early morning losses after U.S. stocks fell for the second day as the head of the Int...
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Cambodia lawmakers pass proposed law making rules for unionsApr 05, 2016 7:00 am - PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodian lawmakers have approved a proposed law setting rules for creating and running trade unions, which rights groups decried Tuesday as ...
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Global military spending nearly $1.7T amid Mideast conflictsApr 05, 2016 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Global military spending rose in 2015 to nearly $1.7 trillion, the first increase in several years, driven by conflicts including the ...
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Iceland's PM proposes the party's vice chairman take overApr 05, 2016 7:00 am - REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Iceland's government says the prime minister is proposing that the vice chairman of his Progressive Party takes over the prime minister's offic...
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PayPal cancels N. Carolina expansion over discrimination lawApr 05, 2016 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - PayPal said Tuesday that it was scrapping a $3.6-million, 400-job expansion in North Carolina, the biggest tangible economic backlash so far to a ne...
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UK journalist to appeal as Seoul blocks his site on N. KoreaApr 05, 2016 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A British journalist who runs a website that documents North Korean technology issues said Tuesday that he'll appeal a decision by South Korean...
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Consequences of gas leak could lead to California blackoutsApr 05, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A natural gas well blowout last year that crippled a major energy supply for Southern California could lead to blackouts in the region over as many as...
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FDA approves 1st cheaper version of J&J's top drug RemicadeApr 05, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials have approved a cheaper version of Johnson & Johnson's blockbuster drug, Remicade, a pricey biotech medicine for inflammatory ...
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New Aldi to open in PalatineApr 05, 2016 1:00 am - Plans to open an Aldi grocery store in the Deer Grove Crossing Shopping Center in Palatine won village approval Monday night, meaning the large strip mall near Dundee an...
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Littelfuse acquires Italian manufacturerApr 05, 2016 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Littelfuse Inc. has completed the acquisition of Menber's S.p.A., headquartered in Legnago, Italy. Menber's specializes in the design, manufacturing, and selli...