Business Stories from September 1, 2016 (Change date)
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Budget carrier FlyDubai narrows loss in first half of 2016Sep 01, 2016 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Mideast budget airline FlyDubai says its losses narrowed in the first half of the year as it flew more passengers and spent less on fu...
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US factory activity shrinks for first time in 6 monthsSep 01, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. manufacturing contracted last month for the first time since February, as new orders and output plummeted and factories cut jobs. The Institute fo...
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US average 30-year mortgage rate rises to 3.46 percentSep 01, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week amid expectations in financial markets that an increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve may be on...
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LA airport gunman to plead guilty in TSA officer slayingSep 01, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A gunman who killed a federal airport screening officer and wounded three people in a terrifying rampage at Los Angeles International Airport three ye...
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Volkswagen files appeal of UAW ruling at TennesseeSep 01, 2016 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Volkswagen on Thursday challenged a National Labor Relations Board ruling allowing a small group of employees at the German automaker's lone U.S....
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Pennsylvania reinstates $11M fine against Uber after appealSep 01, 2016 7:00 am - HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania utility regulators reconsidered - and then reinstated - a record-setting $11.4 million fine imposed on ride-hailing company Uber, whi...
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Apple says several billion dollars set aside for US taxesSep 01, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Apple's chief executive says the company has put aside "several billion dollars" to pay tax liabilities in the United States as it repatriates some of its ...
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No opinion yet from EU group on Sweden's lobster ban requestSep 01, 2016 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - An arm of the European Union has delayed issuing an opinion on a request from Sweden to deem American lobsters an invasive species in much of Euro...
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Some Entenmann's Little Bites snacks are being recalledSep 01, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Put down the Little Bites. The maker of the snacks is recalling some varieties of its fudge brownies and chocolate chip muffins because they may contain ...
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US takes key step to implement sage grouse conservation planSep 01, 2016 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - Federal land managers issued guidelines Thursday for restricting energy development, livestock grazing and other activities on public land in the West to p...