Business Stories from July 22, 2016 (Change date)
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IMF chief Lagarde to stand trial in French arbitration dealJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - France's top court has ruled that International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde must stand trial in France over a 2008 arbitration ruling that handed ...
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US home rental price growth pulls even with wagesJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. renters are seeing their housing costs rise at a much more manageable pace, as new construction has tempered years of runaway increases in rent. R...
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UK retail company condemned for 'Victorian' work conditionsJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A damning British parliamentary report has condemned working conditions at a leading sporting goods firm, comparing it to a Victorian workhouse. The report...
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Markets Right Now: US stocks post 4th weekly gain in a rowJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks are closing higher, giving the market its fourth straight week...
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Appeals court rejects lawsuit against Wal-Mart directorsJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court has rejected a shareholder lawsuit filed against key directors at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that claimed they allowed and concealed al...
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Weekly Summary Corporate dividends, name changes, new listingsJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Changes announced in corporate dividends Jul. 18-Jul. 22. INCREASED DIVIDENDS AON PLC Class A .33 from .30 Bar Harbor Bankshares .275 from .27 Bryn Mawr ...
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Turkmenistan to have summit on European gasJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) - A Turkish diplomat says the presidents of Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan are set to meet to lay groundwork on possible future deliveri...
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Boom times for big US airlines: $3.9 billion in 2Q profitsJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Compared with their checkered track record, major airlines are enjoying boom times. Planes are full, and jet fuel is still much cheaper than it ...
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Another creep higher sends S&P 500 to record high, againJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Another day, another lazy drift higher for stocks and another record high. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 9.86 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,175.03 ...
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Father, son convicted for role in US-Italy drug ringJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A father and a son have been convicted on weapons and other charges related to an international drug operation run out of their New York pizzeria. A fede...