Business Stories from December 9, 2015 (Change date)
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AP EXPLAINS: What is bitcoin? A look at the digital currencyDec 09, 2015 10:31 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Australian police raided a home and office Wednesday that, according to technology websites, belongs to the founder of the virtual currency, bitcoin. How...
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Alaska governor proposes state's first income tax in decadesDec 09, 2015 6:31 pm - JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has proposed instituting a personal income tax for the first time in 35 years as the oil-dependent state looks to plug a mu...
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Clinton intervened for firm after request to son-in-lawDec 09, 2015 6:31 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton intervened in a request forwarded by her son-in-law on behalf of a deep-sea mining firm to meet with her or othe...
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Detroit shows improvement, promise 1 year out of bankruptcyDec 09, 2015 8:31 am - DETROIT (AP) - A year after its exit from a brief but embarrassing bankruptcy, Detroit suddenly has something it long lacked: money to spend. After paying down debt and ...
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Airport spanning California, Mexico welcomes 1st fliersDec 09, 2015 3:31 pm - SAN DIEGO (AP) - One of the world's only airports spanning two countries opened Wednesday on a heavily fortified divide separating the United States and Mexico. The firs...
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Myanmar inaugurates new stock exchangeDec 09, 2015 2:01 am - YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar inaugurated a new stock exchange on Wednesday with plans for six companies to start trading in March. Minister of Finance Win Shein said t...
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Dow and Kinder Morgan are big market moversDec 09, 2015 3:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market: NYSE The Dow Chemical Co., up $6....
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Mexico approves first dengue vaccineDec 09, 2015 4:01 pm - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican health authorities approved the first vaccine to gain official acceptance for use against the dengue virus, which sickens about 100 million pe...
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Settlement reached in 'Happy Birthday' copyright caseDec 09, 2015 6:01 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over whether "Happy Birthday to You" - one of the best-known and beloved songs in the world - is owned by a...
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New draft of climate accord leaves big issues unresolvedDec 09, 2015 2:01 pm - LE BOURGET, France (AP) - With just two days left to reach a deal, negotiators at the world climate talks released a new draft Wednesday that drops the most radical idea...