Business Stories from April 25, 2016 (Change date)
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Rail strike to disrupt French train traffic on TuesdayApr 25, 2016 12:30 pm - PARIS (AP) - France's six rail unions have issued a joint call for a one-day strike that is set to disrupt local and national train traffic, but not international lines....
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Dubai wants 25 percent of all car trips driverless by 2030Apr 26, 2016 6:34 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Dubai, already home to the world's tallest building, is looking to get ahead by getting out of the driver's seat. Dubai's ruler, Sheik...
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Fed will likely keep rates unchanged in face of global slumpApr 25, 2016 2:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. job market is healthy. The stock market is up. Home prices are rising. Yet as the Federal Reserve prepares to meet this week, it seems in no m...
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AP Explains: GOP battles bailout perception on Puerto RicoApr 25, 2016 5:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Debt-ridden Puerto Rico faces a $422 million bond payment deadline Sunday with no sign Congress will act in time to help. Further complicating lawmaker...
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South Korea's economy grows 2.7 percent, slowest since JulyApr 25, 2016 10:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's economy expanded at its slowest pace in three quarters during the first three months of this year, as exports and domestic demand...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Jungle Book' overpowers 'Huntsman'Apr 25, 2016 6:05 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Even with its star-studded cast of Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain, "The Huntsman: Winter's War" proved to be no co...
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Enbridge pipeline replacement gets conditional approvalApr 25, 2016 5:00 pm - CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Canada's National Energy Board has granted conditional approval to a massive Enbridge Inc., project to replace a pipeline that would enable more ...
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Japan to raise nuke safety check competency per IAEA reviewApr 25, 2016 9:00 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese nuclear regulators said they will revise laws, nearly double inspection staff and send some inspectors to the U.S. for training to address deficien...
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Beleaguered department store BHS goes into administrationApr 25, 2016 9:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The troubled British department store chain BHS has called in administrators after failing to secure a rescue package, putting 11,000 jobs at risk. A fixtu...
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France's President confirms shut down of old nuclear plantApr 25, 2016 1:00 pm - PARIS (AP) - France's president says he will formally launch this year the long process to shut down the country's oldest nuclear plant. Giving a speech on the environme...