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MasterCard faces $18.6 billion lawsuit over excessive fees

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MasterCard faces an $18.6 billion lawsuit in Britain, charged with applying excessive fees on millions of transactions between 1992 and 2008.

Donald Trump proposes $20 billion school voucher education plan

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a new $20 billion initiative to enable children from poor families to choose which school they will attend.

Wells Fargo fined $185M for employee bonus scam

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Federal regulators on Thursday fined Wells FargoBank nearly $200 million for a widespread scam run by some employees to open millions of bogus accounts to meet quotas and generate sales bonuses, officials said.

Scientists attempt to teach robots human values

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A pair of artificial intelligence experts from Cornell University have joined a nationwide effort to ensure the nightmare science fiction scenarios -- the ones involving corrupted human-killing computers -- don't become a reality.

Payrolls down for shale-rich Texas

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Manufacturing, an economic backstop in shale-rich Texas, is witnessing a drop in payrolls in an otherwise mixed bag, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said.

Energy sector job losses mount for Norway

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The government of Norway said Thursday the number of jobs tied to the production of oil and natural gas declined during the second quarter.

White House: No change in fracking stance since Oklahoma quake

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Federal policies and positions on hydraulic fracturing have not changed in response to a weekend earthquake in Oklahoma, a White House spokesman said.

Tribe not satisfied with brief halt to Dakota Access pipeline

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A tribal group protesting a pipeline that is to carry oil from North Dakota said it was disappointed the project was still going forward despite a temporary delay.

Lockheed receives $21.6 million F-22 display contract modification

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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has received a $21.6 million U.S. Air Force contract modification for work on the F-22 Raptor heads-up display.

Loss of Russian market has cost Ukraine $15 billion, Poroshenko says

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Ukraine's exit from the Russian market meant the loss of $15 billion in exports, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told parliament.

Oil starts lower after Monday’s massive spike

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Slower second quarter growth in the European economy, coupled with a more measured look at production rumors, brought oil prices lower early Tuesday.

G20 world leaders pledge global economic cooperation

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The G20 summit wrapped up Monday with the world leaders pledging to boost a sluggish economy with global cooperation.

Survey: U.S. reads more print than e-books

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A Pew Research Center report found that 65 percent of Americans read a print book in the last year, more than double the number who read e-books or listened to audio books.