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NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - At least 27 U.S. state attorneys general on Thursday initiated a multi-state investigation of Volkswagen over its representations to consumers of its diesel vehicles, according to a spokeswoman for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.

U.S. stocks fell more than 1 percent, pressured by declines in global markets, as investors awaited a post-close speech from Fed Chair Yellen.

The clothing chain Hollister will get rid of its trademark entrances at dozens of stores across the U.S. to make the doorways wheelchair accessible as part of a settlement approved Thursday by a federal judge.

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- When Venezuelan Oil Minister Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso resigned in 1963, he blasted the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, at the time torn by internal rivalries, for failing to produce any benefits for his country.