Business Stories from April 11, 2016 (Change date)
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Al-Jazeera America network shuts down TuesdayApr 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Al-Jazeera America, which couldn't attract an audience to another cable news network in the United States, signs off Tuesday night following a three-hour...
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Medicare plan on payment for cancer drugs stirs battleApr 11, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A Medicare proposal to test new ways of paying for chemotherapy and other drugs given in a doctor's office has sparked a furious battle, and cancer doc...
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Researchers: Newer type of ransomware is harbinger of dangerApr 11, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An unusual strain of virus-like hacker software that exploits computer server vulnerabilities - without requiring human interaction - is a leading exam...
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Emirati firm Aabar denies links to troubled Malaysia fundApr 11, 2016 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A government-backed investment fund in the United Arab Emirates is denying links to a similarly named company tied to indebted Malaysi...
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TransCanada resumes oil shipments through Keystone PipelineApr 11, 2016 7:00 am - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - TransCanada Corp. has resumed sending oil through the Keystone Pipeline after a weeklong shutdown prompted by a leak and oil spill in southeastern ...
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Valeant has told outgoing CEO to cooperate with SenateApr 11, 2016 7:00 am - Valeant Pharmaceuticals asked its CEO to cooperate with a Senate investigation into drug pricing after he failed to appear for a deposition. The Senate Special Committee...
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Kuwait oil workers union threatens strike over benefits cutApr 11, 2016 7:00 am - KUWAIT CITY (AP) - A union in Kuwait says employees in six oil and petrochemical companies will go on strike next Sunday over their salaries and benefits unless the coun...
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Venezuela's cellphone providers suspend international callsApr 11, 2016 7:00 am - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's two main cellphone service providers are suspending long distance calling as the South American country struggles to pay its bills....
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Spanish, Angolan rivals reach deal over Portuguese bankApr 11, 2016 7:00 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - The Lisbon stock exchange suspended trading in shares in Banco Portugues do Investimento as the market awaited details Monday of a takeover agree...
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European Central Bank faces down eruption of German criticsApr 11, 2016 7:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Long-simmering discontent is boiling over among German conservatives opposed to the European Central Bank's stimulus policies, causing a clash ...