Business Stories from February 22, 2016 (Change date)
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Business HighlightsFeb 22, 2016 4:31 pm - ___ Some victims in mass shooting support efforts to hack iPhone WASHINGTON (AP) - Some victims and affected families in the mass shootings in southern California suppor...
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Human champion certain he'll beat AI at ancient Chinese gameFeb 22, 2016 6:30 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The world champion of the ancient board game Go, South Korean Lee Sedol, expects to prevail in a match with Google's computer program AlphaGo n...
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Uber got complaints about Kalamazoo suspect's drivingFeb 22, 2016 3:31 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Ride-hailing company Uber received a complaint about erratic driving by Jason Dalton Saturday night, but says it never could have predicted the violent ac...
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Tesla suing over Utah sales, says new bill has unfair limitsFeb 22, 2016 2:01 pm - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Tesla Motors said Monday that a new proposal to let the company sell its electric cars at a sleek Salt Lake City showroom puts unfair limits on the...
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Experts: The FBI's iPhone-unlocking plan for Apple is riskyFeb 22, 2016 2:01 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In its battle with Apple over an extremist's iPhone, the FBI says neither the company nor anyone else has anything to fear. Although they want to co...
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Surge in crude oil pushes energy, other stocks higherFeb 23, 2016 5:29 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Energy stocks are leading an early rally on Wall Street after the price of crude oil surged. Chevron jumped 2 percent in the opening minutes of trading M...
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Americans drive 3.1 trillion miles in 2015, a new recordFeb 23, 2016 5:29 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The government says driving in the U.S. hit a new record in 2015 of 3.1 trillion miles. The previous record was 3 trillion miles set in 2007, before th...
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Argentina resolves bond debt claims for $250M and 185M eurosFeb 22, 2016 7:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Argentina has reached a settlement with several bondholders for $250 million and 185 million euros, a court-appointed mediator said Monday as the country...
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AP-NORC Poll: Democrats big on market regulation, inequalityFeb 23, 2016 5:29 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A large majority of Democrats call income inequality a very important issue, and half of them think regulation of financial markets after the 2008 fina...
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Study finds a 'whitewashed' HollywoodFeb 23, 2016 10:37 am - NEW YORK - In one of the most exhaustive reports on diversity in Hollywood, a new study finds that the films and television produced by major media companies are "whitew...