Business Stories from April 19, 2016 (Change date)
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The Latest: Death toll rises to 507 from Ecuador earthquakeApr 19, 2016 7:00 am - MANTA, Ecuador (AP) - The latest on the deadly earthquake in Ecuador (all times local): 7:30 p.m. Ecuadorean authorities say the death toll from the weekend earthquake h...
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Asian stock indexes mixed; market focus on ECB remarksApr 19, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian stocks meandered Wednesday, as investor attention turned to upcoming remarks from a European Central Bank official. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark N...
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Johnson & Johnson tops Street 1Q forecastsApr 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $4.29 billion. On a per-share basis, the New Brunswick, New Jersey-bas...
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Senate passes bill that would boost airport securityApr 19, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate approved a bipartisan aviation policy bill Tuesday that would boost airport security, extend new protections to airline passengers and help ...
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Aftershocks rattle Japan as deaths from quakes rise to 45Apr 19, 2016 7:00 am - MINAMIASO, Japan (AP) - Japan's southern quake-hit area was rattled by a strong aftershock Tuesday and searchers found a woman's body buried under landslide rubble, rais...
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Developer drops plans for methanol plant in Washington stateApr 19, 2016 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - A China-backed consortium on Tuesday canceled plans to build a $3.4 billion methanol plant in Washington state, but said it is committed to building two o...
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Standoff halts traffic, work for hours at California CapitolApr 19, 2016 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A vehicle covered in scribbled writing blocked traffic across from the California Capitol on Monday, stopping traffic for hours, leading police...
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Blood-testing startup Theranos says it is being investigatedApr 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Troubled blood-testing startup Theranos acknowledged that it is under investigation by several regulators and agencies. The investigations follow a serie...
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The new look for Coke ... more of the sameApr 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Coca-Cola wants Diet Coke fans to feel more like they're drinking "the real thing." The world's largest beverage maker says it is giving cans and bottles...
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Malaysia Airlines CEO to leave job long before contract endsApr 19, 2016 7:00 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia Airlines said Tuesday its CEO, Christoph Mueller, will leave his job in September, way ahead of the end of his three-year contract...