Business Stories from May 18, 2016 (Change date)
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Facebook's CEO meets with conservatives on reported biasMay 18, 2016 8:30 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday held a wide-ranging discussion with a group of conservative commentators who said afterward the Facebook CEO acknowledged...
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The Latest: Metro-North limits service until further noticeMay 18, 2016 12:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on efforts to restore service to three Metro-North rail lines into and out of New York City after a fire halted service and stranded commuters...
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Sugar tax, spaceports meet pageantry in UK Queen's SpeechMay 18, 2016 12:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II donned an ermine-trimmed robe and diamond-studded crown Wednesday to announce government promises to put Britain at the cutting edge of ...
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Climate change, runaway development worsen Houston floodsMay 18, 2016 4:31 pm - HOUSTON (AP) - With clay soil and tabletop-flat terrain, Houston has endured flooding for generations. Its 1,700 miles of man-made channels struggle to dispatch storm ru...
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New OT rules force small businesses to make hard choicesMay 20, 2016 8:29 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The government's new rules requiring overtime pay for millions of workers have small business owners facing some hard choices. The regulations being issu...
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Fed's surprise message: June hike likely if economy improvesMay 18, 2016 4:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Catching many investors off guard, the Federal Reserve made clear Wednesday that an interest rate hike in June is likely if the economy keeps improving...
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Pondering the store's future in an age of web buyingMay 18, 2016 6:00 pm - LAS VEGAS (AP) - What's the future of the physical store? That was one of the big topics of a three-day retail and technology conference called Shoptalk, which attracted...
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Asian stocks slip after Fed raises chance of rate hikeMay 19, 2016 12:10 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Most Asian stock markets sank on Thursday after the Fed surprised investors by signaling that an interest rate hike is in the cards if economic conditio...
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Q&A: How new US overtime rules could help or hurt employeesMay 18, 2016 11:22 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - More pay? Or just fewer work hours? The new overtime rule the Obama administration issued Wednesday could mean thicker paychecks for some Americans who...
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Spain's debt now worth more than value of the economyMay 18, 2016 5:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Bank of Spain figures show that the country's public debt is now worth more than the value of the economy. The bank said Wednesday that Spain's public debt...