Business Stories from May 18, 2016 (Change date)
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Record crushed, diamond intact: Oppenheimer Blue draws $58MMay 18, 2016 4:00 pm - GENEVA (AP) - The "Oppenheimer Blue" diamond sold Wednesday for more than 56.8 million Swiss francs ($58.2 million) including fees, crushing the previous record for the ...
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Suzuki apologizes for improper road tests, denies cheatingMay 18, 2016 10:19 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese automaker Suzuki is apologizing for improper road tests on some of its models but denies it illegally falsified mileage numbers. Suzuki Motor Corp....
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Romania: Prince Paul to stand trial in real estate fraudMay 18, 2016 10:01 am - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Prosecutors say Romania's Prince Paul Philippe will stand trial on charges of money laundering, illicitly obtaining assets and buying influence...
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The Latest: Google seen ahead in some areas, no so in othersMay 18, 2016 4:00 pm - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - The Latest from Google's software conference (all times local): 1:45 p.m. Google is catching up to competitors Facebook, Apple and Amazon in...
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Correction: US-Nielsens-List storyMay 18, 2016 4:05 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - In a story May 17 about Nielsen ratings, The Associated Press reported erroneously that "The Voice" had 9.8 million viewers. It had 9.82 million viewers....
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Puerto Rico governor puts road agency under emergency decreeMay 18, 2016 4:30 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Rico's governor on Wednesday again used a state of emergency decree to protect one of the island's struggling public agencies from la...
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Lowe's like Home Depot, puts up big numbers as housing boomsMay 18, 2016 6:30 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lowe's reported surging first-quarter profits and comparable-store sales boomed in the midst of a strong recovery in the U.S. housing market. The Mooresv...
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French police protest 'anti-cop' violence, police car burnedMay 18, 2016 10:01 pm - PARIS (AP) - Protesters in Paris attacked a police car with two officers inside with iron bars and set it alight in a dramatic unleashing of new anti-police violence, as...
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New jobs at Newport News shipyard tied to submarine programMay 18, 2016 9:01 am - NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AP) - Newport News Shipbuilding is planning to eventually add more than 1,000 jobs to help build a new fleet of ballistic missile submarines for th...
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Federal panel: Pacific trade pact would deliver modest gainsMay 18, 2016 6:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A contentious trade deal between the United States and 11 Pacific Rim nations would give the U.S. economy a modest boost, an independent federal agency...