Business Stories from June 1, 2016 (Change date)
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Unplugged wedding: Here comes the bride, down go the phonesJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a phone-toting, social media-mad age, you might think trying to keep your wedding offline would be crazy. Yet we did just that. We asked our guests to...
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Nissan recalls nearly 80,000 SUVs for brake light problemJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Nissan is recalling nearly 80,000 Pathfinder SUVs in the U.S. because the brake lights can stay on even when the driver isn't stopping. The recall covers ...
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EU head office wants limited extension of popular weedkillerJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's health and food safety chief says that he wants the popular weedkiller glyphosate to be extended for use only until a new EU study r...
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Just why does Tribune want to stay independent, anyway?Jun 01, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The newspaper business is shrinking fast. Print ad revenues keep falling, and cost-cutting is the mantra of the day. So why is Tribune Publishing fightin...
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Fed survey finds modest growth, higher wages in many regionsJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the economy grew at a modest pace in much of the country from April to mid-May, leading to tightening labor mar...
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Global stocks turn lower after weak Chinese factory reportJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Global stock markets dropped Wednesday after reports on China's manufacturing activity indicated lingering weaknesses in the world's second-lar...
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Cops: Duo used stolen cash to buy winning $1M lottery ticketJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - ORWIGSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A couple who helped steal more than $175,000 from a grocery store where they worked used that money to buy a winning $1 million lottery ticket fro...
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US bank earnings dip 2 percent in 1Q amid low oil pricesJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The impact of low oil prices has continued to hobble the finances of U.S. banks, which posted increased loan losses in the first quarter driven by a hu...
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Gov't report: Airports need more help keeping intruders outJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - While intruders routinely breach the security fences protecting runways and planes at U.S. airports, the federal Transportation Security Administration is not keeping up...
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Trump University: Sales strategy foreshadowed campaignJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Grand promises. Boundless boasts. Absolute faith in the man behind it all. The strategies that Donald Trump's now-defunct educational company used to w...