Business Stories from March 16, 2011 (Change date)
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Economic reports help stocks reboundMar 18, 2011 1:03 pm - NEW YORK — Signs that the U.S. economy is improving helped investors put aside fears over Japan's nuclear crisis Thursday, if only temporarily. A gauge of manufacturing...
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Worsening nuclear crisis rattles financial marketsMar 17, 2011 6:40 am - NEW YORK — Financial markets were jolted for a third day Wednesday by fears that a partial meltdown may have occurred at a nuclear plant in Japan. Stocks erased nearly a...
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Stocks rebound as news on the economy improvesMar 17, 2011 1:04 pm - NEW YORK — Better economic reports are lifting stocks a day after the market suffered its biggest drop in seven months. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the n...
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FDIC sues former top WaMu execsMar 19, 2011 10:01 am - WASHINGTON — Federal bank regulators have sued three former top executives of Washington Mutual, the biggest U.S. bank ever to fail, accusing them of negligence in allow...
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Hospira's Gemzar copy to be investigatedMar 19, 2011 10:01 am - Eli Lilly & Co.'s patent- infringement claim over Hospira Inc.'s generic version of the cancer treatment Gemzar will be investigated by a U.S. trade agency with the powe...
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Illinois to connect online retailers with new partnersMar 17, 2011 12:39 pm - SPRINGFIELD. — The Illinois commerce department will try to find new partners for businesses that previously sold products through Internet retailers like Amazon.com and...
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Groupon has big expansion plansMar 17, 2011 3:36 pm - Groupon Inc., owner of the biggest coupon website, said it's targeting sales of 200 billion won ($176 million) in South Korea this year as it expands globally. Groupon a...
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Consumer prices rise most since June '09Mar 17, 2011 3:45 pm - WASHINGTON — Americans paid more for food and gas in February, driving up consumer prices at the fastest pace in nearly two years. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.5 perc...
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Fewer apply for unemployment benefitsMar 17, 2011 3:45 pm - WASHINGTON — Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, providing support for the view that there will be stronger job growth this year. Applications fel...
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New York Times to start charging for websiteMar 19, 2011 10:01 am - NEW YORK — The New York Times says it will start charging for access to its website and for the use of smart phone and tablet applications later this month in the U.S. B...
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