Business Stories from May 11, 2016 (Change date)
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What's in Trump's returns? A look at how he plays tax gameMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump told The Associated Press this week "there's nothing to learn" from all those income tax returns he won't release until an ongoing audit w...
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Study: Bakken oil field leaks 275,000 tons of methane yearlyMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The oil-producing region of North Dakota and Montana leaks 275,000 tons of methane annually, a significant amount of the greenhouse gas but less th...
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How much for that tequila shot? The price is always changingMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Down a shot of tequila at The Blind Burro and the second round may cost you more. Or less. It all depends on what everyone else is drinking. Tequila pric...
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US won't appeal court rulings on lesser prairie chickenMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The U.S. government said Wednesday that it won't appeal recent court rulings in Texas that stripped the lesser prairie chicken of federal protect...
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100th running of Indianapolis 500 selling out hotel roomsMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 is generating demand for hotel rooms not seen since the 2012 Super Bowl, according to tourism industry offi...
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Hyperloop One shows off super-speed propulsion technologyMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - A low-profile block of aluminum zipped across a short stretch of what looked like railroad tracks Wednesday before crashing into a tuft of s...
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Facebook tells Thai users their data not given to governmentMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Facebook is seeking to reassure Thai users that it safeguards their private data, after a series of arrests raised concerns the social network had failed ...
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US had $106B budget surplus in April, thanks to tax receiptsMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States posted a budget surplus in April, but the deficit so far for the 2016 year remains wider than it was in 2015. The April surplus came ...
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Toyota's projects 35 pct profit plunge as yen perk fadesMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. is projecting a 35 percent plunge in profit for the fiscal year through March 2017, as the perks of a favorable exchange rate fade, and i...
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Putin inaugurates final power link to CrimeaMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's president has flipped the switch to open the last of four electricity lines to Crimea aimed at allowing the Russia-annexed peninsula to end its re...