Business Stories from June 30, 2016 (Change date)
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World Bank to back India's solar power initiativeJun 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - The World Bank signed an agreement on Thursday with the Indian-led International Solar Alliance to boost solar energy in developing countries by mobiliz...
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Asian shares rise as low interest rates fuel buyingJun 30, 2016 7:00 am - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Asian shares mostly rose Friday with investors remaining in a buying mood amid low interest rates and after world markets recovered their loss...
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Amid crisis, support grows for Puerto Rico statehoodJun 30, 2016 7:00 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Porfirio Guerrero has grown increasingly frustrated as a decade-long recession has sapped business from his tailor shop in the Puerto Rican ...
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Malaysian opposition politician charged with graftJun 30, 2016 7:00 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian opposition politician, who has strongly criticized financial scandals involving Prime Minister Najib Razak, was charged Thursda...
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EU opens probe of global beer giant AB InBevJun 30, 2016 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union has opened an investigation into global beer giant AB InBev to determine if it has abused its dominant position in Belgium by hinderin...
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Lufthansa, cabin crew union settle dispute in arbitrationJun 30, 2016 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A union representing Lufthansa's cabin crew says arbitration proceedings in a long and bitter labor dispute with the German airline have reached a successf...
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Markets Right Now: US stocks extend rally to a 3rd dayJun 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. U.S. stocks closed higher, extending a rally into a third day as trad...
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APNewsBreak: To fight foreclosure, NYC buying mortgagesJun 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - New York City is taking a novel approach to addressing enduring pockets of the home foreclosure crisis by buying long-unpaid mortgages, with plans to hel...
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Claims for unemployment aid rise but remain at low levelJun 30, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the level of jobless claims remains low enough to suggest that most workers enjoy job s...
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Boris bows out: UK in shock as Johnson avoids leadership bidJun 30, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The race to become Britain's next prime minister took a dramatic, unexpected turn Thursday as former London Mayor Boris Johnson - popular with the public a...