Business Stories from December 9, 2015 (Change date)
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Business HighlightsDec 09, 2015 3:31 pm - ___ Yahoo going back to the drawing board with Alibaba spinoff SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo's long-running identity crisis is spiraling in a new direction now that the com...
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Facebook hails US presidential race as 2015's top topicDec 10, 2015 5:44 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The U.S. won't elect a president until next year but the debate over the crowded field of candidates jostling for the Oval Office emerged as the hot...
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States throw money at military bases to keep them openDec 09, 2015 4:31 pm - GROTON, Conn. (AP) - States with large military bases are filling what is traditionally the federal government's role by picking up the tab for construction and repairs,...
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Middle East grows wary of Trump, despite ventures in regionDec 09, 2015 5:01 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Donald Trump's call to keep Muslims from traveling to the United States is causing dismay among business leaders in the Middle East, a...
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Samsung to venture into autonomous driving technologyDec 09, 2015 4:31 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it will set up a team to develop an auto components business focusing on autonomous driving technology and e...
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New Zealand cuts interest rate to 2.5 percentDec 09, 2015 8:01 pm - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand's central bank cut interest rates Thursday for the fourth time in six months but says it's not planning further cuts. The anno...
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State Obamacare Exchanges â€~Sustainable’ Without Federal Aid, Official Tells CongressDec 09, 2015 2:01 pm - State insurance exchanges are healthy financially even without the federal funding that ran out this year, a top Obama administration official told a House subcommittee ...
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Facebook boss promises to support Muslims on social networkDec 09, 2015 5:01 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is offering words of support for Muslims who fear retaliation for the recent violent attacks by Islamic extremists in P...
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Top lawmaker unveils stopgap measure to prevent shutdownDec 09, 2015 3:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans have unveiled legislation to keep the government open through next Wednesday to give negotiators more time to iron out a massive gove...
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Republicans call Interior's mine spill report 'whitewashed'Dec 09, 2015 4:01 pm - BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Republicans alleged a "whitewash" of a Colorado mining accident that unleashed 3 million gallons of toxic wastewater and requested a nonpartisan i...