Business Stories from May 24, 2016 (Change date)
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Luxury goods market seen slowing amid tourism chillMay 24, 2016 11:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Analysts are tamping down growth forecasts for the luxury goods market this year due to a chill in international tourism. The Altagamma Foundation of Italia...
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India successfully tests small space shuttleMay 24, 2016 6:30 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - India has successfully tested its first small space shuttle as part of its efforts to make low-cost reusable spacecraft. The Indian Space Research Organ...
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Firefighters from US, South Africa to arrive in AlbertaMay 24, 2016 1:30 pm - EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Officials say about 1,000 additional fire crews from across Canada, the United States and South Africa will be joining the fight this week again...
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US biochemical engineer wins $1.2 million technology prizeMay 24, 2016 7:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - American biochemical engineer Frances Arnold has won this year's euro 1 million ($1.2 million) Millennium Technology Prize for discoveries in "directed e...
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Protesters interrupt coal debate in Swedish ParliamentMay 24, 2016 9:30 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Unruly protesters briefly interrupted a debate Tuesday in the Swedish Parliament on the future of state-owned utility Vattenfall's coal assets in German...
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Google Maps directions may soon lead you to ... more adsMay 24, 2016 12:30 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - You might start seeing more ads when getting directions from Google's popular mapping service. The ads, called "promoted pins," will highlight resta...
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Lawsuit accuses Domino's Pizza of 'rampant wage violations'May 24, 2016 2:00 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The state's attorney general has sued Domino's Pizza Inc., affiliates and three franchisees alleging they underpaid workers based on payroll reports ...
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The Latest: Shell: Pipeline fixed after California oil spillMay 24, 2016 1:01 pm - TRACY, Calif. (AP) - The Latest on an oil spill in rural Northern California (all times local): 10:45 a.m. Officials at Shell Oil Co. say crews have repaired an undergro...
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Toyota to invest in ride-hailing app UberMay 24, 2016 4:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Toyota said Tuesday it is investing in Uber, making it the latest car company to put money in a ride-hailing app. The Japanese company did not say how mu...
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House approves bill to regulate toxic chemicalsMay 24, 2016 5:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Tuesday easily approved a bipartisan bill that would for the first time regulate tens of thousands of toxic chemicals in everyday products...