Business Stories from August 18, 2011 (Change date)
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Lawyers accused of scam in bank lawsuitsAug 19, 2011 1:41 pm - COSTA MESA, Calif. — California prosecutors filed a major lawsuit against several lawyers and call center operators for allegedly running a nationwide scam to dupe despe...
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Here we go again: Stocks plunge on economic fearAug 18, 2011 4:23 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks have plunged after more signs of economic weakness triggered a global sell-off. The Dow Jones industrial average is down 419 points, or 3.7 percent, t...
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Forest wins board battle against Icahn as investors rallyAug 18, 2011 4:24 pm - Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Forest Laboratories Inc. won the support of shareholders today against billionaire investor Carl Icahn’s attempt to restructure the drugmaker’s bo...
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Stocks plunge on economic fearsAug 19, 2011 7:15 am - U.S. stocks tumbled, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 400 points for the fourth time this month, on concern the global economy is slowing and spec...
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Himalayan restaurant partners with Groupon, social mediaJan 11, 2017 1:29 pm - A couple of tech guys started the Himalayan Restaurant & Bar in Bloomingdale, Gurnee and Niles and now heavily use social media to offer discounts and get the word out a...
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Ask.Com expands web-based smart answers across new categoriesAug 18, 2011 9:59 pm - Ask.com today announced several partnerships to drive the expansion of Smart Answers across new categories, enabling people to more easily find actual answers- not links...
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Sears Holdings 2Q loss widens, misses expectationsAug 18, 2011 5:11 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES — The operator of Sears and Kmart stores said Thursday that it lost more money in the second quarter as it marked down items to clear shelves for fall me...
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Consumer prices rose by the most since MarchAug 18, 2011 9:59 pm - WASHINGTON — Consumers paid more for gas, food and clothes last month, pushing prices up by the most since the spring. The Labor Department says the Consumer Price Inde...
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Fitch says U.S. Can issue more debt than other AAA nationsAug 19, 2011 7:15 am - The U.S. is able to issue and support more debt than other AAA-rated sovereign borrowers because of the dollar's status as the world's main reserve currency and its dive...
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Mortgage rates dip furtherAug 19, 2011 6:30 am - Mortgage rates declined for a third straight week, with the benchmark conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate now 4.45 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly nationa...
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