Business Stories from April 27, 2016 (Change date)
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Fed keeps key rate unchanged; no hint on timing of next hikeApr 27, 2016 2:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve kept a key interest rate unchanged Wednesday against the backdrop of a slowdown in U.S. and global growth and provided no hint of w...
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Lawmakers blast Valeant for price-gouging tacticsApr 27, 2016 6:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers accused Valeant Pharmaceuticals of gouging patients to reward Wall Street investors during a hearing Wednesday scrutinizing the embattled dru...
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Pfizer agrees to $785M settlement in drug discount caseApr 27, 2016 12:00 pm - BOSTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors say drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $785 million to resolve allegations that one of its companies failed to give Medicai...
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House unanimously OKs bill bolstering privacy of old emailsApr 27, 2016 5:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The House used a rare show of unanimity Wednesday to approve legislation requiring the government to get a search warrant if it wants people's older em...
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Prince's estate to be temporarily managed by trust companyApr 27, 2016 11:30 pm - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota judge appointed a corporate trust company on Wednesday to temporarily oversee Prince's multimillion-dollar estate, saying the emergency ap...
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Prosecutors: Ex-coal chief should be in prison during appealApr 27, 2016 1:00 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Prosecutors are urging a federal appeals court not to allow former coal company executive Don Blankenship to remain free next month while the co...
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Federal regulators put brakes on Ohio energy dealsApr 27, 2016 10:30 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Two closely watched energy deals in Ohio allowing two utility companies to impose short-term rate increases on electricity customers cannot take ef...
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Qatar's largest bank investigating alleged data breachApr 27, 2016 1:30 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Qatar's largest bank is investigating a security breach that appears to have exposed sensitive personal data for what could be hundred...
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Advocates hold NYC protest over price of pneumonia vaccineApr 27, 2016 3:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Doctors Without Borders protested the price of pneumonia vaccines Wednesday by leading a march through midtown Manhattan and delivering a crib filled wit...
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Comcast beats forecasts, adds subscribers, unveils data planApr 27, 2016 5:30 pm - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Comcast Corp. on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street's expectations with help from an increase in subscriber numbers. T...