Business Stories from July 27, 2011 (Change date)
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Stock futures hold steady ahead of House debt voteJul 28, 2011 7:20 am - NEW YORK — Stock futures are little changed as House Republicans prepare a vote on a new plan to avoid a U.S. debt default. The legislation, set for a vote Thursday, fa...
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Jobless claims in U.S. fell last week to three-month lowJul 28, 2011 3:50 pm - Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level since April, a sign the weakness in the labor market is fading. Jobless claims fell by 24,0...
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Motorola Mobility disappoints on smartphonesJul 29, 2011 6:05 pm - Libertyville-based Motorola Mobility Holdings, the maker of cellphones and cable set-top boxes that split off from the rest of Motorola in January, posted a loss for the...
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Boeing rivals pitch cheaper radio for $39 billion combat systemJul 28, 2011 11:46 pm - Boeing Co. and General Dynamics Corp. face a challenge from rivals offering less costly radios for troops and armored vehicles as part of a military-wide system estimat...
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Sally Smith's (chicken) wings are soaringJul 29, 2011 6:07 am - Sally Smith became CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. after the other guy didn't show up. It was 1996 and Smith was the top finance officer for the chicken wings chain, whic...
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Oil hovers above $97 following big dropJul 28, 2011 2:04 pm - Oil prices held steady above $97 a barrel Thursday a day after they tumbled over $2 following confirmation that the U.S. has released emergency crude reserves. By early ...
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Fermilab closer to finding 'God particle'Jul 28, 2011 4:58 am - Even as its death knell sounds, the Tevatron particle accelerator at Fermilab is producing data that may help answer the current big question in particle physics. Fermi...
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Government: Health tab to hit $4.6 trillion in 2020Jul 29, 2011 6:18 pm - WASHINGTON — The nation’s health care tab is on track to hit $4.6 trillion in 2020, accounting for about $1 of every $5 in the economy, government number crunchers estim...
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Fiat opens showroom in Schaumburg in U.S. sales pushJul 28, 2011 2:04 pm - Schaumburg’s Zeigler Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership on Golf Road has opened a temporary, prefabricated showroom in its parking lot to start selling Fiats as well. The Ze...
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GOP retools debt fix planJul 28, 2011 12:40 pm - WASHINGTON — Six days away from a potentially calamitous government default, House Republicans appeared to be coalescing Wednesday around a work-in-progress plan by Hous...
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