Business Stories from February 17, 2011 (Change date)
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Ford plans to team with Sollers in RussiaFeb 20, 2011 7:42 am - NEW YORK — Ford Motor Co. plans to team up with a Russian automaker to make and distribute cars in the country. The announcement came shortly after Italian automaker Fi...
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Caterpillar: Strong sales continueFeb 20, 2011 7:42 am - PEORIA — Caterpillar says worldwide demand for its heavy construction and mining equipment continues to be strong, with sales growing 49 percent in January. The company ...
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Allstate sues Citigroup, Deutsche Bank over securitiesFeb 20, 2011 4:21 pm - Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, sued units of Citigroup Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG over claims they fraudulently sold hundreds of ...
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Nigeria cancels telecoms bidder's $2.5B offerFeb 18, 2011 8:13 pm - LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria has canceled a $2.5 billion bid for its failing telephone company after the bidder defaulted on a $750 million down payment, the most recent of...
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Obama pushes jobs agendaFeb 18, 2011 8:13 pm - WASHINGTON — Pushing his jobs agenda, President Barack Obama made the case Friday that companies can make money and build up the country at the same time, citing the gi...
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Oil prices rise on Middle East fearsFeb 18, 2011 8:12 pm - Benchmark crude prices rose Friday as anti-government clashes in the Middle East kept worries of oil supply disruptions alive ahead of the Presidents Day holiday weekend...
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Airlines post first job gain since 2008 on travelFeb 20, 2011 4:21 pm - Employment at U.S. airlines rose 0.2 percent in December, the first time since June 2008 that passenger carriers created more jobs to keep pace with rising demand for tr...
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Dow notches third straight week of gainsFeb 20, 2011 7:42 am - NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average continued climbing on Friday, notching its third straight week of gains. The Dow has lost ground only three days in February....
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Wisconsin Dems could stay in hidingFeb 18, 2011 2:55 pm - Madison, Wis. — Democrats on the run in Wisconsin avoided state troopers Friday and threatened to stay in hiding for weeks, potentially paralyzing a state government the...
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Marsh to pay fired workers $42K but won't rehireFeb 20, 2011 7:42 am - FISHERS, Ind. — Marsh Supermarkets has agreed to pay $42,500 to two fired workers but refuses to rehire them. The Fishers-based grocer agreed to the terms Wednesday sho...
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