Business Stories from May 18, 2016 (Change date)
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Study shows US motorcycle deaths rose 10 percent in 2015May 18, 2016 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - U.S. Motorcycle deaths spiked 10 percent last year, topping 5,000 for the first time since 2008, according to a study done for a highway safety group. The...
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More work, more pay? New rule extends overtime to millionsMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - More than 4 million U.S. workers will become newly eligible for overtime pay under rules issued Wednesday by the Obama administration. The policy c...
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Regulators: Coal ash to be moved from North Carolina pitsMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - All coal-ash pits in North Carolina maintained by Duke Energy power plants pose enough of an environmental risk that they should be excavated and mo...
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Q&A: How new US overtime rules could help or hurt employeesMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More pay? Or just fewer work hours? The new overtime rule the Obama administration issued Wednesday could mean thicker paychecks for some Americans who...
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Delays drag on amid repairs to train tracks damaged by fireMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Thousands of rail passengers will have to deal with another day of slow commutes as crews repair elevated train tracks in New York City that were damaged...
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Poll: Americans more upbeat about own finances than economyMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans are of two minds about the economy in the midst of an election race that largely hinges on the issue. They are strikingly pessimistic about t...
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Fed's surprise message: June hike likely if economy improvesMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Catching many investors off guard, the Federal Reserve made clear Wednesday that an interest rate hike in June is likely if the economy keeps improving...
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Frontier: Telecom takeover led to outages in 3 statesMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Frontier Communications blamed its takeover of another company for widespread phone, internet and television service outages in California, Tex...
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German panel seeks more details from Opel on diesel controlsMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A German government commission is seeking further explanation from General Motors Co.'s Opel division of diesel engines that can disable some pollution con...
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Poll: Americans more upbeat about own finances than economyMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans are of two minds about the economy in the midst of an election race that largely hinges on the issue. They are strikingly pessimistic about t...