Business Stories from February 2, 2011 (Change date)
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Productivity up strongly while labor costs dropFeb 07, 2011 10:05 am - WASHINGTON — The work force was more efficient last year with productivity rising at the fastest pace in eight years while labor costs fell for a second straight year, s...
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Smurfit shareholders say offer too lowFeb 04, 2011 5:23 pm - Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. shareholders may have a chance at getting a premium on the $3.5 billion that suitor Rock-Tenn Co. is offering after large investors and an...
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Police: Miller Group Media president deadFeb 04, 2011 5:23 pm - PERU, Ill. — Police say a 50-year-old man identified as the president of an Illinois media group has been found dead in his Peru home. Peru Police Chief Doug Bernabei s...
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Groupon may have a value of more than $6 bil, report saysFeb 04, 2011 1:08 pm - Groupon Inc., owner of the largest coupon website, may have a value of as much as $6.07 billion, according to a report on secondary exchange SharesPost Inc. The estimate...
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SEC announces $10 mil settlement with TD AmeritradeFeb 03, 2011 12:41 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — TD Ameritrade has agreed to a $10 million settlement for failing to properly supervise representatives who misled investors about the safety of the mutual ...
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Boeing loses 32 orders for 737s; gains 10Feb 04, 2011 1:08 pm - Boeing Co. says it has lost orders for 32 of its 737s. The update posted by the company on Thursday did not identify the customer or customers who dropped the orders. Bo...
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Target January sales measure edges upFeb 03, 2011 7:03 am - MINNEAPOLIS — Target says weak sales in the South and Northeast kept a key revenue measure in January from meeting forecasts. The discount chain says revenue in stores o...
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Fast-food owner facing challenges in China, U.S.Feb 03, 2011 1:09 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Though it is craving a repeat of its 2010 performance, the owner of the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC chains is facing distasteful developments: inflati...
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JetBlue part of new air traffic control programFeb 07, 2011 10:05 am - WASHINGTON — Federal officials say low-cost air carrier JetBlue will begin using technology key to modernizing the nation's air traffic control system beginning in 2012....
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Super Bowl ad frenzy stretches far beyond the gameFeb 04, 2011 5:22 pm - NEW YORK — The Super Bowl commercial blitz is extending beyond the usual talking babies and office chimps to engage viewers online and get more for advertisers' $3 milli...
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