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Major Japanese companies shut factories after...

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Major Japanese companies are suffering from the fallout from the deadly earthquakes that have hit the country in recent days.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/major-japanese-companies-shut-factories-after-earthquakes/39080176

8 things you need to know this morning

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Happy Monday! Don’t forget it’s also Tax Day. Expect another day of sunny skies with temperatures reaching the low 80s. Here are eight things to know. • City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke plans to introduce legislation on Monday that calls for raising Baltimore’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. [Baltimore Sun] • Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz will hold a rally in Towson on Monday afternoon. [WBAL-TV] • President Obama and two White House aids golfed Sunday at Caves Valley Golf Club…

Here are the honorees for the BBJ's Tech 10

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A lawyer, some cybersecurity experts, a manufacturer and a few CEOs make up the Baltimore Business Journal’s inaugural Tech 10. Though they all may not do the same exact thing on a day-to-day basis, these 11 people (we’re counting the co-founders of one company as a single entry) have one thing in common — they are moving Baltimore forward. The Baltimore Business Journal is recognizing these leaders in the technology community to be named one of the Tech 10 for either heading up or working with…

Greene Turtle franchisors are taking over DuClaw's...

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Turn off the Bel Air Bypass near Harford Mall and you can stop into one of the Frankis Restaurant Group’s five Greene Turtle Sports Bar and Grill locations. If you drive another three miles south down Veterans Memorial Highway, however, you will find a new restaurant under Bill and Bob Frankis’ ownership. The DuClaw Brewing Co. restaurant in Bel Air, just like the one in Bowie, is currently in the process of being transferred from DuClaw founder and owner David Benfield to the Frankis Restaurant…

Oil prices drop after producers fail to reach deal

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U.S. crude futures tumbled as much as 6.8 percent in Monday morning trade in Asia after a big meeting of key oil nations the day before ended without an agreement.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/oil-sinks-after-top-producers-fail-to-reach-deal-on-output-freeze/39078018

Rents are too high, but candidates duck issue

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Much is at stake when New York holds its two presidential primaries Tuesday.



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Top oil countries struggle to reach deal on...

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A meeting designed to foster cooperation between top oil producers dragged into the evening Sunday in Qatar after negotiators failed to quickly agree on a plan to freeze crude output.



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Disney's 'Jungle Book' stampedes to huge $103.6...

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“Oh, ooh-bee-doo, I wanna be like you.” That’s what most films were saying about the box office numbers brought in by “The Jungle Book” this weekend.



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China official: Donald Trump 'is an irrational...

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A top China official has weighed in on one of the biggest headlines of the U.S. presidential race: Donald Trump’s controversial proposals on trade and relations between the two countries.



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Jack Lew nears decision to keep Hamilton on front...

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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is expected to announce this week that Alexander Hamilton’s face will remain on the front of the $10 bill and a woman will replace Andrew Jackson on the face of the $20 bill, a senior government source told CNN on Saturday.



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