Business Stories from April 18, 2016 (Change date)
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L'Oreal sales rise 1.8 percent as developed markets hold upApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French cosmetics maker L'Oreal says its sales edged up 1.8 percent in the first three months of the year to 6.55 billion euros ($7.41 billion) as gains in i...
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PepsiCo CEO: We're reducing our reliance on colas for salesApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) - PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi said Monday the company is reshaping its product lineup to better reflect the growing interest in healthy eating and noted ...
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Hotels woo guests to book directly online with discountsApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Hotels are getting more aggressive in their fight to get travelers to book reservations directly with them instead of through online travel agencies such...
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PepsiCo 1Q sales slip, miss Wall Street's viewApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) - PepsiCo's profit and sales dipped in the first quarter, stung by a strong dollar and some weakness overseas. But the maker of Mountain Dew, Gatorad...
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Competition Suffers Most If UnitedHealth Exits Obamacare In 2017: AnalysisApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - If UnitedHealthcare follows through on its threat to quit the health insurance marketplaces in 2017, more than 1 million consumers would be left with a single health pla...
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Scallop fishermen poised for fight over valuable shellfishApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Scallop fishing has increased dramatically off some parts of New England recently, and fishermen and regulators will soon meet to discuss how to a...
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Tax time: More than 5M returns expected by midnight deadlineApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of taxpayers were facing a midnight deadline to file their tax returns, while millions of others were asking for a six-month extension. The fi...
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US homebuilder sentiment held steady in AprilApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - U.S. homebuilders' confidence held steady in April, reflecting an overall optimistic outlook in the market for new homes even as a gauge of current sales fell slightly. ...
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As oil price bounces off lows, global stocks recover groundApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - European stock markets recouped losses Monday as oil prices bounced back from earlier lows after major oil-producing nations failed to agree on production ...
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AP wins Pulitzer for stories on enslaved fishermen in AsiaApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Associated Press won the Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday for documenting the use of slave labor in Southeast Asia to supply seafood to Ameri...