Business Stories from May 8, 2011 (Change date)
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Exponent moves to new office in WarrenvilleMay 09, 2011 8:53 pm - Exponent Inc., is moving to a new office, located at 4580 Weaver Parkway in the Cantera subdivision of Warrenville, a building which is currently undergoing a complete r...
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Energy, metals stocks rise with commodity pricesMay 09, 2011 1:56 pm - NEW YORK — Commodity prices clawed back some of their losses from last week Monday, helping to lift the stocks of energy companies and metals miners. The broader market ...
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Cyber-school students: Pentagon snubs our serviceMay 10, 2011 2:00 pm - COLUMBIA, S.C. — Students graduating from the growing ranks of online high schools are running into a hurdle if their goal is to join the military: The Pentagon doesn't ...
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Facebook sharing sending readers to big news sitesMay 09, 2011 7:33 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is influencing what news gets read online as people use the Internet's most popular hangout to share and recommend content. That's one of the ke...
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LinkedIn to sell shares for $32 to $35 each in IPOMay 09, 2011 8:19 am - NEW YORK — Professional networking website LinkedIn Corp. plans to sell shares to investors for $32 to $35 each in an initial public offering. The company says the offer...
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Oil jumps to above $100 on weaker U.S. dollarMay 09, 2011 7:51 am - Oil prices jumped to above $100 a barrel Monday as investors bought back into the market made more attractive by last week's plunge and a weaker U.S. dollar. By early af...
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McDonald's sales figure rises 6 percent in AprilMay 10, 2011 12:22 pm - Strong sales of McDonald's McCafe drinks and breakfast items in April drove a key revenue measurement up 6 percent worldwide. The world's biggest hamburger chain, based ...
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Hertz boosts buyout offer for Dollar ThriftyMay 09, 2011 2:30 pm - NEW YORK — Hertz is raising the stakes in its pursuit of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. in hopes of besting rival Avis' efforts to acquire the Oklahoma-based car r...
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Groupon, Live Nation form online-ticket deal siteMay 10, 2011 12:22 pm - Concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and online deal site Groupon are forming a venture to develop an online ticketing deal Web site called GrouponLive. Finan...
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Flash crash questions linger a year after plungeMay 06, 2011 10:53 am - BOSTON — Sometimes it’s easy for investors to lose perspective. The stock market “flash crash” of May 6, 2010, was just such an occasion. The nearly 600-point drop of th...
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