Business Stories from July 31, 2011 (Change date)
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Corus Bank Holding company has September bankruptcyAug 02, 2011 2:11 pm - Corus Bankshares Inc., a holding company whose bank subsidiary was taken over by regulators in September 2009, returns to bankruptcy court on Sept. 27 for a confirmation...
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Economy puts pinch on Las Vegas strip clubsAug 01, 2011 7:45 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas strip clubs are feeling the pinch of the economy and are offering discounts and freebies to keep customers coming through the doors. Cheetah's...
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Credit raters have lobbying cloutAug 02, 2011 5:52 am - WASHINGTON — The three major credit rating companies poised to decide whether to downgrade the nation's top-ranked debt standing are at the same time spending hundreds o...
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Airport inspectors pay own way amid FAA impasseAug 02, 2011 5:52 am - NEW YORK — Airport safety inspectors nationwide are working without pay and shouldering travel expenses themselves as the Federal Aviation Administration's budget crisis...
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Oil rises to near $97 after US debt deal reachedAug 01, 2011 7:29 am - Oil prices rose to near $97 a barrel Monday after U.S. lawmakers struck a last-minute agreement to raise the government's debt limit, avoiding a default. By early aftern...
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Sally Smith’s (chicken) wings are soaringJul 31, 2011 7:19 pm - 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, whi...
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Health care trend may temper premium hikesJul 31, 2011 6:01 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Consumers may catch a little break when their health insurance policies renew. Lower-than-expected use of health care has helped push insurer earnings hig...
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Frustrated execs says debt showdown hinders hiringJul 31, 2011 6:01 am - Business leaders are becoming exasperated with Washington. And the dysfunction they see in the political system is holding them back from hiring and investing. Executiv...
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Schwab to launch new low-cost index, ETF 401(k)Aug 02, 2011 5:52 am - Losing a third of your retirement savings will get your attention. Unfortunately that’s the average hit 401(k) accounts took during the Great Recession as the stock mark...
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Restaurants putting own bee hives on roofsAug 01, 2011 6:28 am - A good restaurant is always a buzz of activity, but some chefs are taking the concept literally, installing rooftop beehives. The idea appears to be mainly to give the a...