Business Stories from January 12, 2018 (Change date)
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Facebook edits feeds to bring less news, more sharingJan 15, 2018 5:35 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook is changing what its users will see to highlight posts they are most likely to engage with and make time spent on social media more "meaningful....
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Big UK government contractor sees shares plunge on debt woesJan 15, 2018 5:35 am - LONDON (AP) - Carillion shares have fallen more than 25 percent as the construction and business services company that is one of the British government's biggest contrac...
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Grains mixed, livestock mixedJan 12, 2018 8:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery was up 3.20 cents at $4.3360 a bushel; March corn...
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Sandberg, Dorsey to leave the Disney boardJan 12, 2018 8:30 pm - BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will be leaving the board of The Walt Disney Co. Neither executive will stand for re-elec...
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Wells Fargo 4Q results rise 17 pct; posts gain from tax billJan 15, 2018 5:35 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Wells Fargo says its fourth-quarter earnings rose 17 percent from a year ago, as the consumer banking giant benefited from the recently passed GOP tax bi...
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JPMorgan Chase 4Q results fall 37 percent, due to tax chargeJan 15, 2018 5:35 am - NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. said its fourth-quarter results fell 37 percent from a year ago, as the bank took a significant one-time charge to its results due t...
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Trump's immigration remarks lambasted from left and rightJan 12, 2018 11:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday denied using certain "language" during a private meeting with lawmakers as fury spread over his comments about immigra...
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Some media figures call Trump racist after profane remarksJan 12, 2018 8:30 pm - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Donald Trump ignored the stunning question at a White House appearance on Friday - "Mr. President, are you a racist?" - but there's no getting ar...
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Bank execs sing praises of new tax law as windfall loomsJan 12, 2018 2:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Two of the nation's biggest banks - JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo - indicated Friday that they expect to see significant future benefits from the recent...
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First Midwest Bancorp hikes minimum wage, gives to charityJan 15, 2018 5:35 am - First Midwest Bancorp Inc., the holding company of First Midwest Bank, said it is increasing its minimum wage and contributing more to charity. The Itasca-based comp...
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