Business Stories from June 19, 2016 (Change date)
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A look at Chicago's proposal to regulate short-term rentalsJun 21, 2016 8:39 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago aldermen are expected to discuss a reconfigured plan to regulate short-term rentals through companies like Airbnb, as several other big cities hav...
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Toyota's US robotics boss promises results within 5 yearsJun 20, 2016 12:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The U.S. robotics expert tapped to head Toyota's Silicon Valley research company says the $1 billion investment by the giant Japanese automaker will start s...
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Nurses at 5 Minneapolis-area hospitals begin weeklong strikeJun 19, 2016 6:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - About 4,800 nurses at five Minneapolis-area hospitals began a weeklong strike Sunday over a contract impasse. Members of the Minnesota Nurses Associat...
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Referendum gamble will define legacy of UK's David CameronJun 19, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - It's often said that David Cameron is a lucky politician who has seemed to coast through politics on instinct and charm during a career that has culminated...
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Subaru of Indiana Automotive finds workers at Fort CampbellJun 19, 2016 5:05 pm - LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - A western Indiana auto assembly plant and economic development officials have turned to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to recruit soldiers planning to l...
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Gas prices drop nearly a penny, still average $2.37 a gallonJun 19, 2016 2:00 pm - CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The average price of gasoline has leveled off to $2.37 for a gallon of regular unleaded. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the p...
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Could British EU exit be watershed for global economy?Jun 19, 2016 11:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - A British exit from the European Union could cause global market swings for a while. But that would soon pass. If we're lucky, that is. Much da...
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High earners are going to hate these retirement proposalsJun 20, 2016 1:07 pm - For the past two years, a commission made up of 19 high-profile people from the academic, political, business, and investment worlds has been busy devising a bipartisan ...
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'Finding Dory' blows animation record out of the waterJun 22, 2016 6:05 am - LOS ANGELES - The forgetful blue fish of "Finding Dory" is box office gold. The Pixar sequel far surpassed its already ocean-sized expectations to take in $136.2 million...
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Concerns raised over Indiana plan to adopt coal ash rulesJun 19, 2016 10:05 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Environmental groups are raising concerns about Indiana's plan to adopt new federal standards for the ponds and landfills where utilities store vast ...