Business Stories from May 17, 2011 (Change date)
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Credit-card business pushes Target net up 2.7 pctMay 18, 2011 3:16 pm - NEW YORK — A stronger credit-card business helped Target Corp.'s net income rise 2.7 percent in the first quarter, offsetting weak sales. Target's credit-card business, ...
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United Continental slowly becoming more alikeMay 19, 2011 12:11 am - It will be another year before United and Continental are really one airline. For now, they're trying to make it easier for travelers to navigate them separately. On Wed...
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High used-car prices make it ideal time to sellMay 19, 2011 2:00 pm - DETROIT — It's the best time in years to sell your car. People are holding on to cars and trucks for about a year longer than they did before the recession, which has cr...
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Deere 2Q net income jumps 65 percent as sales growMay 19, 2011 5:03 am - Deere & Co. said Wednesday its fiscal second-quarter profit soared 65 percent because of strong demand for its agricultural equipment, especially in the United States, C...
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U.S. Cellular's Calling All Communities Returns in September with More Chances for Schools to Share $1 MillionMay 19, 2011 10:19 am - U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM) announced today that its Calling All Communities campaign will return in September with exciting changes that will spread the impact of its $1 ...
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Oil rises above $98 amid weaker dollarMay 18, 2011 8:16 am - Oil prices rose above $98 a barrel Wednesday as the dollar weakened and a crude supply report showed mixed signs about U.S. demand. By early afternoon in Europe, benchma...
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Someday, Kids, This Business Will Br Yours!May 18, 2011 10:08 am - What an exciting thought! Imagining that one or more of your children may want to carry on with owning and managing the family business! Your legacy can live on! Takin...
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Stocks pointed higher as commodity prices riseMay 18, 2011 7:33 am - NEW YORK — Stocks futures are pointed slightly higher a day after an afternoon rally tempered a third straight session of losses. Commodity prices are up after floods da...
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H-P outlook weighs down stocksMay 18, 2011 12:37 pm - NEW YORK — A lower earnings forecast by tech giant Hewlett-Packard and concerns about the economy’s strength dragged the Dow Jones industrial average down nearly 70 poin...
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Mississippi closed to shippingJun 01, 2011 10:12 pm - NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has interrupted shipping along the country’s busiest inland waterway over fears that the bulging Mississippi River could strain levees that...
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