Business Stories from August 19, 2016 (Change date)
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Weekly Summary Corporate dividends, name changes, new listingsAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Changes announced in corporate dividends Aug. 15-Dec. 19. INCREASED DIVIDENDS Badger Meter .23 from .20 Briggs & Stratton .14 from .135 Brinker Internati...
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New York regulators: Taiwan bank must pay $180M penaltyAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - 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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Judge orders Clinton to answer questions on email useAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday ordered Hillary Clinton to answer questions in writing from a conservative legal advocacy group about her use of a private em...
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Costly financial fees you may not know you're payingAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - 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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Recalls this week: four-drawer chests, football helmetsAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - About 8,000 four-drawer chests are being recalled because they pose an entrapment hazard if improperly anchored to a wall. Here's a closer look at this week's recalled c...
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Australia formally bans Chinese from leasing power gridAug 19, 2016 7:00 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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Charges: Producer hit sour note with fake play on opera starAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A Broadway producer has been charged with scamming seven people by getting them to invest $165,000 in a nonexistent play about opera star Kathleen Battle...
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Correction: Harley-Defeat Device storyAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - 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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Popular Yellowstone River closes after thousands of fish dieAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Montana wildlife officials indefinitely closed a 183-mile stretch of the Yellowstone River and hundreds of miles of other waterways Friday, barrin...
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Carhartt retailer coming to Gurnee Town CenterAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - Carhartt, a designer of workwear, lifestyle, men's women's, kids', footwear and personal protective clothing, is opening a store in Gurnee this fall. Carhartt, a wo...