Business Stories from August 11, 2016 (Change date)
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Clinton knocks 'outlandish Trumpian ideas' in policy speechAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - WARREN, Mich. (AP) - Her political fortunes flourishing, Hillary Clinton attempted to undercut Donald Trump's claim to working-class voters Thursday, portraying her Repu...
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Firefighters extinguish blaze at Louisiana refineryAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - CONVENT, La. (AP) - A fire Thursday at a refinery along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge has been extinguished. The blaze began in the H-Oil uni...
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Valeant, down 70 pct this year, plunges on WSJ reportAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Valeant, already down 70 percent this year, are plunging in premarket trading on a report that it hid from insurers its ties to a mail-order ph...
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Feds approve expansion for central Idaho open pit mineAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Federal land managers on Thursday approved 10 more years of mining and a 500-acre expansion mostly on public land in central Idaho for one of the lar...
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Applications for US unemployment aid slip to a low 266,000Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Slightly fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that layoffs are low and employers are probably adding new jobs. THE NUMBERS:...
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Snapchat removes filter amid claims of racial insensitivityAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Snapchat has removed a filter for photos that some say promoted racist Asian stereotypes. The social media app's filters, also called lenses, allow us...
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South Korea to review toxins data disclosure processAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea plans to review if there was any negligence in the government's handling of sick workers' inquiries about workplace toxins, after a...
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Department stores hope to recapture appeal, be destinationsAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Department stores trying to recapture their appeal to consumers are making plans to provide more experiences like spas and restaurants, and offer exclusi...
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Vermont dailies sold to owner of Portland Press HeraldAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) - The family that owns the Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times Argus in Vermont says it's selling the newspapers to a company that owns several p...
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Global oil demand to cool, oversupply is ending, agency saysAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Global demand for oil will grow less than expected next year due to a weaker world economy, though the oversupply of crude in the market is ending, the Int...