Business Stories from June 7, 2016 (Change date)
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Asian stocks lower ahead of China trade dataJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stocks were mostly lower Wednesday after the World Bank cut its global growth forecast, as investors looked ahead to Chinese trade data. KEEPING SCO...
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Business HighlightsJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - ___ World Bank downgrades its forecast for 2016 global economy WASHINGTON (AP) - The World Bank is reducing its forecast for the global economy this year - again. The ai...
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GM CEO sticks to strategy despite falling sales and sharesJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Despite tumbling U.S. sales and a falling stock price, General Motors CEO Mary Barra says she'll stay the course with a strategy of cutting low-profit sal...
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The Latest: Unions protest Alaska oil tanker escort proposalJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The Latest on two maritime unions campaigning for to retain the current company escorting oil tankers in Alaska's Prince William Sound: 3:30 p.m...
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AP NewsBreak: EU pressures Thailand on fish, labor reformJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union warned Thailand on Tuesday to take "swift and determined action" by next month to improve its fisheries and labor practices or face a ...
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Congress sends Obama bill to regulate toxic chemicalsJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress on Tuesday sent President Barack Obama a sweeping bill that would for the first time regulate tens of thousands of toxic chemicals in everyday...
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Notre Dame opens turbomachinery lab that will create jobsJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The University of Notre Dame held an open house Tuesday for its new $36 million off-campus turbomachinery laboratory that officials hope will rai...
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White House threatens veto of Senate's defense policy billJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Tuesday that President Barack Obama will veto the Senate's version of the annual defense policy bill, objecting to provisions that...
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The Latest: Redstone's mental competency at center of battleJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - CANTON, Mass. (AP) - The Latest on Sumner Redstone-Viacom CEO (all times local): 12:40 p.m. A battery of lawyers has argued before a judge about whether media mogul Sumn...
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A little magic: Magic Johnson helping SC State raise $2.5MJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) - NBA great Earvin "Magic" Johnson will work with South Carolina State University to raise $2.5 million for scholarships that bear his name. The un...