Business Stories from October 5, 2016 (Change date)
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Reported Yahoo email scanning revives surveillance concernsOct 05, 2016 7:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Yahoo's reported willingness to search user email to assist U.S. government investigators has revived concerns about court-approved surveillance programs...
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Alaska marijuana sales close, pending opening of test labsOct 05, 2016 5:30 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska is nearing its first legal sales of marijuana, nearly two years after voters approved the recreational use of pot by adults. Retails stor...
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Poles end talks on multibillion deal with Airbus HelicoptersOct 05, 2016 9:31 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland says it is backing off from the multi-billion-euro purchase of French-made Caracal helicopters, quoting unsatisfactory offset deal negotiati...
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US services companies report fastest growth in nearly yearOct 05, 2016 10:01 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. services companies grew last month at the fastest pace in nearly a year, potential good news for the U.S. economy. The Institute for Supply Manage...
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Brazilian bank strike reaches 1 month, longest in 12 yearsOct 05, 2016 6:00 pm - SAO PAULO (AP) - Union leaders expressed confidence Wednesday an agreement with Brazilian banks could be reached in the next few days to end a nationwide strike that has...
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Dry weather, drought a mixed bag for Northeast vineyardsOct 05, 2016 2:00 pm - BERLIN, Vt. (AP) - Grape harvests are underway at vineyards in the Northeast where unusually dry warm weather this summer was ideal for growing grapes. But in parts of N...
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Regulators expand protections to prepaid debit card usersOct 05, 2016 4:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Federal regulators announced new rules Wednesday governing the quickly growing prepaid debit card industry, an effort more than two years in the making w...
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World court has no jurisdiction in nuclear disarmament caseOct 05, 2016 9:01 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday rejected nuclear disarmament cases filed by the tiny Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands ...
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Proposed southwestern Indiana mine shaft facing oppositionOct 05, 2016 10:05 pm - VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) - A coal company's plans for a new mine shaft in southwestern Indiana is facing opposition from nearby residents. Sunrise Coal is proposing the $5 m...
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Travelers change plans ahead of Hurricane MatthewOct 05, 2016 2:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Travelers along the East Coast are preparing for delays and cancelations as Hurricane Matthew heads toward the U.S. Airlines are preparing to suspend fli...
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