Business Stories from September 5, 2016 (Change date)
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Analysis: Could hackers tip an American election? You betSep 05, 2016 7:14 am - Recent reports of Russian intrusions into U.S. election systems have startled many voters, but computer experts are not surprised. They have long warned that Americans v...
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Warren Buffett's 167-year-old railroad tests skies for drone ageSep 05, 2016 7:12 am - Before some cutting-edge online retailer can use a drone to drop granola bars on your doorstep, a railroad born when Abe Lincoln was in Congress will first have to iron ...
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Oil discoveries at 70-year low signal supply shortfall aheadSep 05, 2016 7:10 am - Explorers in 2015 discovered only about a tenth as much oil as they have annually on average since 1960. This year, they'll probably find even less, spurring new fears a...
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Protesters, seeking migrant camp closure, block Calais roadsSep 05, 2016 7:00 am - CALAIS, France (AP) - Truckers, farmers, dock workers and merchants angry at the disruption caused by thousands of migrants in their midst in the northern French city of...
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Telefonica eyes sale of minority stake in Britain's O2Sep 05, 2016 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica says it is considering selling a minority stake in its British mobile phone operator O2, four months after re...
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China promises cooperation on steel at global summitSep 05, 2016 7:00 am - HANGZHOU, China (AP) - China agreed to cooperate more closely with its trading partners on its politically volatile steel exports as leaders of major economies ended a s...
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General Motors settles 2 bellwether ignition switch casesSep 05, 2016 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - General Motors Co. has settled two cases related to its defective ignition switches. The cases are among several so-called "bellwether" trials that are te...
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Miners' retirement funds at riskSep 05, 2016 7:00 am - Retirement and health-care funds run by the United Mine Workers of America currently support about 120,000 former miners and their families nationwide, but account balan...
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French ex-minister in court over tax fraud, money launderingSep 05, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A former French budget minister went on trial Monday accused of hiding his wealth in tax havens around the world - while at the same time leading the govern...
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Eurozone economy 'losing momentum' as Germany faltersSep 05, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The 19-country eurozone lost some economic momentum in August, largely because of a slowdown in Germany, a closely watched survey showed Monday, days ahead...