Business Stories from August 19, 2016 (Change date)
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Business HighlightsAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - ___ US stocks take small losses as energy companies slide NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks took small losses Friday to end a quiet week of trading. Energy companies fell as a...
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24-hour subways signal new era for London, night owlsAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - 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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5,000 nurses at 5 Twin Cities hospitals vote for new strikeAug 19, 2016 7:00 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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US rig count up 10 this week to 491, Texas up 8Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 10 this week to 491. A year ago, 885 rigs were active. Depressed energy pric...
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US stocks take small losses as energy companies slideAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks took small losses Friday to end a quiet week of trading. Energy companies fell as a rally in oil prices faded and investors continue to sell ...
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Bad news at Goodgame: German developer to cut over 100 jobsAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - German video game publisher Goodgame Studios says it is cutting scores of jobs amid declining revenues. The Hamburg-based maker of Goodgame Empire, which h...
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Cuban man pleads not guilty to US hospital ID theft chargesAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Cuban national pleaded not guilty Friday to charges he conspired to file 900 phony federal tax returns seeking $2.2 million in refunds by using emplo...
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Morgan Stanley accused of mismanaging its 401(k) planAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Even Wall Street workers are unhappy with how their retirement plans are run. A participant in Morgan Stanley's 401(k) plan filed a lawsuit Friday in U.S...
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China tightens control of online news after sensitive gaffesAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - The Chinese government is holding chief editors of news websites personally liable for content, months after several portals posted material that was seen...
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High court sides with employee fired for smoking pot at workAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut state worker fired after he was caught smoking marijuana on the job was punished too harshly and should get his job back, the state ...