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Air bag danger: US counts 85M unrecalled Takata inflators
Associated Press | April 14, 2016 5:15 amDETROIT (AP) — About 85 million Takata air bag inflators that haven’t been recalled are inside cars and trucks now being driven in the U.S.… -
German think tanks trim 2016 growth forecast to 1.6 percent
Associated Press | April 14, 2016 4:08 amBERLIN (AP) — Leading German economic think tanks have trimmed their 2016 growth forecast for the country’s economy to 1.6 percent, pointing to slower expansion… -
Still need more time? How to file a tax extension
Associated Press | April 14, 2016 3:39 amProcrastinators rejoice: tax day is a bit later this year and if you still can’t make that, there’s still time to file for an extension.… -
Gap names its supply executive as new president for Old Navy
Associated Press | April 13, 2016 11:23 pmNEW YORK (AP) — Gap Inc. has picked the leader of its global supply network to assume the helm of its low-price chain Old Navy.… -
Unilever sales fall 2 percent in first quarter of 2016
Associated Press | April 13, 2016 8:46 pmTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Consumer products giant Unilever, the owner of brands including Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Lipton and Dove, says its first… -
US stocks rise broadly, led by gains in the energy sector
Associated Press | April 13, 2016 8:14 pmNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks posted solid gains on Tuesday, led by energy companies after news reports said Saudi Arabia and Russia were working toward… -
Airlines boost on-time performance, cancel fewer flights
Associated Press | April 13, 2016 7:41 pmDALLAS (AP) — The government says more flights are arriving on time, airlines are canceling fewer flights, but passengers’ complaints are still rising. Meanwhile, a… -
Detroit Zoo shows off new penguin habitat with better views
Associated Press | April 13, 2016 3:51 pmROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — A new penguin habitat that the Detroit Zoo calls the world’s largest such facility offers its 80-plus residents new rocks… -
Hormel to tweak some Spams but classic variety to remain
Associated Press | April 13, 2016 2:34 pmNEW YORK (AP) — Fear not Spam lovers, the classic variety of the famed canned meat lives on. Hormel says it plans to remove or… -
Fed survey finds US economy still expanding
Associated Press | April 13, 2016 1:05 pmWASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the economy kept expanding in late February and March, despite weakness in the energy sector and…