Business Stories from June 1, 2016 (Change date)
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World economy risks getting caught in 'low-growth trap'Jun 01, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The world economy risks getting caught in a "low-growth trap" if governments don't spend more on investments, open up to trade, and make reforms, a top econ...
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Obama invites Singapore leader for official visit, dinnerJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will mark 50 years of diplomatic relations with Singapore by hosting its leader at the White House. The White House says Obama w...
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FDA issues new guidelines on salt, pressuring food industryJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is pressuring the food industry to make foods from breads to sliced turkey less salty, proposing long-awaited sodium guideline...
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A look at some of the world's longest railway tunnelsJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Capping a mammoth 17-year, $12 billion project, Switzerland has built the world's longest railway tunnel: The Gotthard Base Tunnel. Here's a look at it and...
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Mitsubishi Materials, Chinese WWII slave workers reach dealJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Mitsubishi Materials Corp., one of dozens of Japanese companies that used Chinese forced laborers during World War II, reached a settlement covering thousan...
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US construction spending tumbled in AprilJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. construction spending fell in April by the biggest amount in five years, dragged by declines in housing, commercial construction and spending on g...
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Abe puts off tax hike to mute shocks to faltering economyJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday he is postponing a sales tax hike planned for next year to help nurse along Japan's faltering economic recovery. Ab...
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Ohio to pay Planned Parenthood $45K in fetal disposal fightJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - Ohio will pay more than $45,000 in legal bills for Planned Parenthood as part of a dispute involving the disposal of aborted fetuses. The Dayton Daily ...
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Dow Chemical completes restructuring of Dow Corning unitJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Dow Chemical Co. on Wednesday said it completed the restructuring of Dow Corning and now owns all of the company's silicone business. Dow Corning's s...
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Report: 4 companies selling new cars with Takata inflatorsJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Four automakers are selling new vehicles with Takata air bag inflators even though the devices are potentially defective and likely to be recalled within ...