Business Stories from April 27, 2016 (Change date)
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Mondelez 1Q performance beats Street; reaffirms 2016 outlookApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Mondelez's first-quarter results beat analysts' expectations, thanks partly to lower expenses, improved volumes and higher prices. The maker of Or...
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Japan leads Asia stock gains on central bank stimulus hopesApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Japanese stocks rallied Thursday as the latest economic data spurred hopes for more central bank stimulus, leading gains in other Asian benchmarks after...
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Anthem voices optimism on ACA exchange growth prospectsApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - Health insurer Anthem aims to pull a small profit this year from the Affordable Care Act's public insurance exchanges, and its CEO said Wednesday he's "really glad" to b...
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FBI says it won't disclose how it accessed locked iPhoneApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI said Wednesday that it will not publicly disclose the method that allowed it to access a locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attack...
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Germany to subsidize electric cars to help own auto industryApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Germany's auto industry risks being overtaken by foreign competitors unless it receives greater domestic support, the country's economy minister said Wedne...
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Germany: Companies should pay $26.4B in nuclear waste dealApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - An expert panel is proposing that German energy companies should pay 23.34 billion euros ($26.38 billion) in return for being absolved of "eternal" respons...
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Protests as Venezuela embraces 2-day workweek to save powerApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan cities cleaned up from a night of looting and fiery protests Wednesday as government offices closed their doors for the rest of the ...
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Statoil swings to Q1 profit partly offset by cost cutsApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil ASA has swung to a profit of $611 million in the first quarter as reduced costs helped offset low crude ...
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Scientists say oilfield wastewater spills release toxinsApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - Brine spills from oil development in western North Dakota are releasing toxins into soils and waterways, sometimes at levels exceeding federal water quality standards, s...
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Italian carrier Alitalia considers Air Malta purchaseApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Italian airline Alitalia says it is considering buying a 49 percent stake in Air Malta. Alitalia, which is controlled by Abu Dhabi carrier Etihad Airways, s...