AP Business Headlines
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NTSB: Better communication needed after Northwest flight overshoots airport by 100 miles
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal safety officials recommended Thursday that better communications procedures be adopted in the wake of a fatal Montana plane crash and a Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport by more than 100 miles last year. more
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EMC CEO gets $9M pay package in 2009, down 23 percent from last year
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The pay package last year for EMC Corp. CEO Joe Tucci was 23 percent lower than in 2008, a reflection of lower equity awards and cuts to the data-storage company's executive salaries. more
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Japanese fish dealers welcome rejection of tuna trade ban, but urge that quotas be enforced Photo
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese fish dealers on Friday welcomed the rejection of a proposed trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna — a prized ingredient of sushi — while urging that existing quotas be more strictly enforced to protect the species from overfishing. more
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China calls on Washington to cool 'emotionalization' on currency, warns of risks of yuan rise Photo
BEIJING (AP) — China stepped up resistance Friday to U.S. pressure over currency, calling on Washington to cool its "politicization and emotionalization" of the issue and warning a further rise in its yuan could drive exporters out of business. more
