Business Stories from April 28, 2016 (Change date)
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Review: Kindle Oasis aims at avid readers, pricey for othersApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Kindle Oasis is Amazon's sleekest, lightest e-book reader yet - and at $290, unnecessary unless you're a die-hard reader. The Oasis, which started sh...
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LG Electronics' profit jumps on strong appliance salesApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - LG Electronics Inc. reported a stunning jump in its first-quarter earnings as its high-end home appliance sales offset a loss for its smartphon...
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Airbus profits down; gearbox troubles in military planeApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Airbus Group says it's facing a "challenging year" after profit sank in the first quarter and troubles surfaced with a gearbox on the A400M military cargo j...
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Thieves ram Paris Chanel store with car, make off with bagsApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French police officers say thieves have driven a vehicle into a Chanel store in central Paris just before dawn, crashing through the boutique's shutters and...
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Correction: Earns-Dr Pepper Snapple Group storyApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - PLANO, Texas (AP) - In a story April 27 about Dr Pepper Snapple Group's first-quarter earnings, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company makes Fiji Wat...
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Sanofi makes $9.3 billion bid for American firm MedivationApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Drug maker Sanofi made a $9.3 billion bid for San Francisco pharmaceutical firm Medivation on Thursday, part of the firm's effort to expand its portfolio of...
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Electrolux sees strong rise in first quarter profitApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux says its first-quarter income rose 158 percent to 875 million kronor ($108 million), citing increasing demand in...
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Strikes, protests in France against disputed labor reformsApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Protesters clashed with police in several French cities Thursday over proposed reforms to the country's labor rules and strikers forced cancellations and de...
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Proposed rule would delay questions about criminal historyApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is proposing a rule that would prohibit federal agencies from asking certain job applicants questions about criminal and credi...
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Report: Lego denial of Ai Weiwei order due to mistakeApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, whose family owns the Lego group, says "an internal mistake" led the company to deny a bulk order last year from Chine...