Georgia Republicans upset after Delta cuts ties with NRA

ATLANTA (AP) — Delta's decision to cut marketing ties with the National Rifle Association has prompted some Georgia Republican lawmakers to question whether the Atlanta-based airline should get a tax cut on jet fuel.The Atlanta... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Ardern: NZ government will not single out China for criticism

China will not be singled out for criticism on issues such as human rights and regional security, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told a New Zealand Institute of International Affairs seminar in her first major foreign policy speech... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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5 things to watch for as new Fed chair Powell meets Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — WASHINGTON — When Jerome Powell testifies to Congress on Tuesday in his first public appearance as chairman of the Federal Reserve, investors will be paying close attention to his every word.Financial markets are... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Pension fund leader sues Wynn Resorts after sex allegations

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The official in charge of New York's $209 billion public pension fund has sued Wynn Resorts in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against former company CEO Steve Wynn.Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli (dee-NAP'-oh-lee)... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Engine fire forces LA-bound jet to return to Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An engine fire forced a Southwest Airlines jet headed to Los Angeles to return to Salt Lake City shortly after takeoff Monday, an airport official said.The Boeing 737-700 landed safely, said Salt Lake City... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Weinstein Co. expected to file bankruptcy after talks fail

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Weinstein Co.'s board of directors says the company is expected to file for bankruptcy protection after last-ditch talks to sell its assets collapsed.Now-disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein co-founded the... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Denver weighs Olympics over 40 years after saying no thanks

DENVER (AP) — It promised ample snow and sunny weather on a normally bare, rocky peak easily accessible by "super highway," thousands more hotel rooms than existed and a cross-country ski course that looked good on paper but would... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Justices take up critical challenge to public sector unions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that could deal a painful financial blow to organized labor.All eyes will be on Justice Neil Gorsuch Monday when the court takes up a challenge to an Illinois law... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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The Conversation: Budget lessons from Ancient Greece

Today elected representatives take the tough decisions about public finances behind closed doors. In doing so, democratic politicians rely on the advice of financial bureaucrats, who, often, cater to the political needs of the elected... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Only on AP: Trump red tape cuts slice into safety regs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is putting the brakes on attempts to address dangerous safety problems from speeding tractor-trailers to sleepy railroad engineers as part of his quest to roll back regulations across the government,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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