Business Stories from August 17, 2016 (Change date)
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How the Trump and Clinton tax plans would affect AmericansAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - For America's wealthiest families, the presidential campaign presents a stark choice: A big tax increase if Hillary Clinton wins the election - or a bi...
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Global stocks dip ahead of release of Fed minutesAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Global stocks and the price of oil dipped Wednesday as investors awaited the release of the minutes to the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest meeting for hints...
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Sentencing set for former Christie mentor in flight schemeAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The federal court sentencing of a former mentor to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been pushed back to December. David Samson, former chairman of ...
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Markets Right Now: Stocks closing higher on Wall StreetAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local): 4:15 p.m. U.S. stocks are closing slightly higher Wednesday after minutes from ...
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Carlsberg sales hit by decline in eastern EuropeAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Danish brewer Carlsberg says its sales fell globally in the first half of the year due to a drop in demand, especially in eastern Europe, and ...
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'Mr. Robot' mobile game launches as phony messaging appAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Mr. Robot" is now a video game. A fake messaging app inspired by the USA Network hacker drama was released Wednesday for mobile devices. "Mr. Robot:1...
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UK unemployment fell in run-up to Brexit voteAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The number of unemployed people in Britain dropped in the three months through June, though not enough to bring down the jobless rate from 4.9 percent, its...
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Germany won't obstruct Kuka takeover by China's MideaAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The German government is making clear that it won't obstruct the planned takeover of industrial robot maker Kuka by Chinese appliance maker Midea. Midea's ...
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China approves new mainland stock link to Hong KongAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - China's approval of a long-awaited initiative to link stock exchanges in Hong Kong and the mainland city of Shenzhen, allowing foreign investors wider l...
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Patent for J&J's Remicade invalidated, cheaper version loomsAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A cheaper version of Johnson & Johnson's top-selling drug, the pricey rheumatoid arthritis treatment Remicade, could be available in the U.S. two ye...