Business Stories from April 28, 2016 (Change date)
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Authorities say death at Apple headquarters was suicideApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a young Apple employee took his own life at the company's headquarters this week. The 25-year-old Santa Clara, California, man w...
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Texas man in Iowa to face lottery jackpot fraud chargesApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A Texas man accused of helping a lottery computer manager in Iowa collect jackpots from rigged lottery games gave up a yearlong extradition fight...
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Delta gives Bombardier boost, buying struggling C Series jetApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bombardier's fledgling new jet, the C Series, got a much-needed boost Thursday with one of the world's largest airlines committing to add the plane to it...
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Dunkin' targets Starbucks by highlighting espresso drinksApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Dunkin' Donuts is going after Starbucks' coveted customers by more aggressively featuring espresso drinks like lattes and macchiatos. In a phone intervie...
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Japan central bank holds fire on fresh monetary stimulusApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japan's central bank stunned financial markets Thursday with a decision not to splash out still more monetary stimulus for the ailing economy - apart from z...
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2nd Chinese city in a week halts trash incinerator plansApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - For the second time in a week, a Chinese city has announced it would halt plans for a garbage incinerator project following angry protests by residents th...
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Shareholders criticize Pfizer after scrapped Allergan dealApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - Just weeks after the collapse of Pfizer's controversial deal to buy fellow drugmaker Allergan and move its headquarters to Ireland, company executives faced sharp critic...
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Spain's jobless edges up in Q1 ahead of new electionsApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Spain's unemployment rate edged up to 21 percent in the first quarter from 20.9 percent the previous quarter - negative economic news as the country looks ...
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Eurozone poised for higher growth in first quarterApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - With a heated debate raging over the merits of the European Central Bank's stimulus measures, it's been easy to overlook the fact that the eurozone economy...
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Portillo's plans to open in NormalApr 28, 2016 6:00 am - Oak Brook-based Portillo's Hot Dogs LLC is expected to announce today that it will open a new restaurant in downstate Normal in 2017. To make that announcement, the res...