Business Stories from April 18, 2016 (Change date)
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Australian leader says he plans to call rare early electionApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Australia's prime minister said on Tuesday he expects to call a rare early election, with the nation likely to head to the polls in July amid waning popula...
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Disruptions from twin quakes in southern Japan hit economyApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The twin earthquakes that struck southern Japan were having ripple effects far beyond the disaster zone, forcing Toyota to suspend production at most of its...
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UAE fund says Malaysian fund, ministry default on over $1.1BApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A government-backed investment fund in the United Arab Emirates said Monday that heavily indebted Malaysian investment fund 1MDB and t...
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California pension fund won't drop tobacco divestment talksApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The board overseeing the nation's largest public-employee pension fund will consider reinvesting in tobacco stocks it sold off more than a deca...
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Panama takes reservations for transit through expanded canalApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - PANAMA CITY (AP) - The Panama Canal is taking reservations for ships to transit the waterway's new locks beginning June 27, the day after a $5.25 billion expansion is in...
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What would it cost to leave EU? UK slaps a price tag on itApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's Treasury chief has put a price tag on it: Leaving the European Union would cost Britain the equivalent of $6,100 per household. The estimate is b...
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Bangladesh says 20 foreigners involved in theft from NY FedApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh investigators have determined that at least 20 foreigners were involved in the cybertheft of $101 million from the Bangladesh central...
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Georgia arrests 6 on suspicion of trying to sell uraniumApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Georgia's security service has announced the arrest of six people suspected of illegally acquiring uranium-238 and trying to sell the radioactive...
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Serbia sells steel plant to China's Hebei Iron and SteelApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - SMEDEREVO, Serbia (AP) - Chinese company Hebei Iron and Steel Group has signed an agreement to buy a loss-making Serbian steel plant that was previously owned by Pittsbu...
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Protesters acquitted of blockading London arms fairApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A British judge has acquitted eight protesters who blockaded the entrance to an arms fair, accepting their argument that they acted to stop illegal weapons...