Business Stories from August 19, 2016 (Change date)
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Deere ups profit outlook for year in tough ag environmentAug 23, 2016 8:39 am - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Deere topped profit expectations and raised its earnings outlook for the year as the farm equipment maker cuts its own costs with farmers under press...
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Costly financial fees you may not know you're payingAug 19, 2016 1:01 pm - At the supermarket, shoppers receive detailed receipts of their scanned and bagged items. After restaurant meals, wait staff hand diners itemized bills. But call out "Ch...
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Grain higher, livestock lowerAug 19, 2016 10:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept. delivery was 4.94 cents higher at $4.94 a bushel; Sept. c...
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5,000 nurses at 5 Twin Cities hospitals vote for new strikeAug 19, 2016 6:30 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Nearly 5,000 nurses at five Twin Cities hospitals have voted to authorize an indefinite strike amid a dispute over a new contract. The workers represe...
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Australia formally bans Chinese from leasing power gridAug 19, 2016 8:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Australia's treasurer on Friday formally blocked Chinese bidders from leasing a Sydney electricity grid, saying the deal would not have been in the nation'...
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New York regulators: Taiwan bank must pay $180M penaltyAug 19, 2016 1:01 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York financial regulators say Mega International Commercial Bank of Taiwan will pay a $180 million penalty and install an independent monitor for...
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Correction: Harley-Defeat Device storyAug 19, 2016 1:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story Aug. 19 about Harley-Davidson's $15 million air-pollution settlement with federal regulators, The Associated Press reported erroneously the ...
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24-hour subways signal new era for London, night owlsAug 19, 2016 1:31 pm - LONDON (AP) - London bills itself as a global city, the world's biggest financial center and a creative hub to rival New York. Until now, though, getting home after midn...
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Hiring was healthy in past year in many US swing statesAug 19, 2016 11:01 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Hiring has been strong in the past year in many presidential campaign swing states, a possible hurdle for GOP candidate Donald Trump, who has sought to...
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WTO largely sides with EU over Russian ban on pork productsAug 19, 2016 11:01 am - GENEVA (AP) - A World Trade Organization panel has largely sided with the European Union in its dispute with Russia over a Russian ban of imports of EU pigs, pork and pi...