Business Stories from October 7, 2016 (Change date)
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Business leaders call Trump bad for economy in new letterOct 08, 2016 7:51 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A dozen big-name business leaders, including lifelong Republicans and independents, say they won't support real estate mogul Donald Trump for president...
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Africans to sue Canadian mining firm for alleged abusesOct 07, 2016 10:00 am - VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Foreign workers who have accused a Canadian company of human rights abuses at an African gold mine will have their case heard in Canad...
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Harmful algae forces shellfish ban in parts of New EnglandOct 07, 2016 5:00 pm - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Algae blooms are forcing the closure of shellfish beds around New England, including most of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island and much of the coa...
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Chemical weapon for sale: China's unregulated narcoticOct 07, 2016 2:01 pm - SHANGHAI (AP) - For a few thousand dollars, Chinese companies offer to export a powerful chemical that has been killing unsuspecting drug users and is so lethal that it ...
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CBO: Budget deficit for 2016 registers at $588BOct 07, 2016 5:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the budget deficit for the just-completed fiscal year was $588 billion, about one-third greater than las...
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Hong Kong's China Everbright takes over Albania's airportOct 07, 2016 6:00 am - TIRANA, Albania (AP) - Albania's Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa says it has been taken over by Hong Kong-based investment firm China Everbright Ltd., or CEL....
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Qatar Airways makes a major purchase of Boeing jetsOct 07, 2016 1:30 pm - Doha-based Qatar Airways announced plans Friday to purchase 40 new long-range aircraft from the Boeing Co. with a combined list price of $11.7 billion. Airlines typicall...
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Grain higher, livestock mixedOct 07, 2016 9:30 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery was 2.50 cents higher at $3.9820 a bushel; De...
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Request would boost pipeline to at least 470K barrels dailyOct 07, 2016 1:01 pm - WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - A sixth pipeline company has applied for a permit to become a part of the growing Dakota Access pipeline project. If approved, it would add 30,000...
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Train service set to resume after deadly New Jersey crashOct 07, 2016 5:31 pm - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Rail service at a New Jersey transit station damaged after a train crash last week that killed a woman on the platform and injured more than 100 will...