Business Stories from June 5, 2011 (Change date)
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Disney to lay off nearly 250 at studioJun 06, 2011 4:53 pm - LOS ANGELES — A person familiar with the matter says The Walt Disney Co. is preparing to lay off under 5 percent of the employees at its studio, or up to about 250 peopl...
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Court says Halliburton lawsuit can go forwardJun 06, 2011 12:20 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Halliburton Co. shareholders can pursue a class-action lawsuit claiming the oil services company inflated its stock pri...
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Diamond withdraws nomination for Fed boardJun 06, 2011 12:24 pm - WASHINGTON — Nobel Prize-winning economist Peter Diamond is withdrawing his nomination for the Federal Reserve board. In an op-ed piece first published on The New York ...
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Treasury prices lower ahead of debt auctionJun 06, 2011 3:59 pm - NEW YORK — Government bond prices were lower ahead of $66 billion in new debt that Treasury plans to auction this week. Treasury prices fell Monday after last week's big...
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FBI partner attacked by hackers, passwords takenJun 06, 2011 1:45 pm - LONDON — Nearly 180 passwords belonging to members of an Atlanta-based FBI partner organization have been stolen and leaked to the Internet, the group confirmed Sunday. ...
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Oil falls below $100 after weak U.S. jobs figuresJun 06, 2011 6:45 am - SINGAPORE — Oil prices fell below $100 a barrel Monday in Asia after new indications of slowing U.S. economic growth ahead of an OPEC meeting this week. Benchmark oil fo...
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GM CEO concerned about economy, deficitJun 07, 2011 10:20 pm - DETROIT — General Motors CEO Dan Akerson says he's concerned about the U.S. government's high deficit and what he called a jobless economic recovery. The CEO told report...
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Adult signature required on new postal serviceJun 06, 2011 12:15 pm - WASHINGTON — The Postal Service is offering a new service that will require an adult to sign for materials received. The age-verification service — called Adult Signatu...
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Economic concerns sink stocks for 4th straight dayJun 06, 2011 3:28 pm - NEW YORK — Lingering concerns about the U.S. economy are pushing the stock market lower for a fourth straight day. Airline stocks dropped Monday after an industry group ...
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French regulator bars 'Follow us on Twitter' on TVJun 06, 2011 1:45 pm - PARIS — France's audiovisual regulator says broadcasters may not use promotional lines like "Follow us on Twitter" or "Find us on Facebook." Many French bloggers have ri...
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