Business Stories from August 29, 2011 (Change date)
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Franks for the Memories taking famed wings to Buffalo for contestAug 30, 2011 8:33 am - Mundelein restaurateur Jim Schultz Jr. will represent his renowned Franks for the Memories joint — and all of Illinois — in the National Buffalo Wing Festival over Labor...
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Passenger rights when flights are canceledAug 30, 2011 4:07 pm - NEW YORK — What rights do you have when your flight is canceled or delayed? After airlines scrapped more than 11,000 flights along the East Coast because of Tropical St...
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Cisco announces acquisition of VerslyAug 29, 2011 9:53 am - Cisco today announced that it has acquired privately-held Versly. Based in San Francisco, Versly integrates collaboration capabilities via a plug-in into Microsoft Offic...
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Ferrari prices accelerate at record auction as others stallAug 29, 2011 2:28 pm - The classic-car market is dividing between the best models, whose prices are racing to records, and others that are faltering on the sales' start line, dealers say. Auct...
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Greece’s Alpha, Eurobank holding talks on mergerAug 30, 2011 2:20 pm - ATHENS, Greece — The Athens stock exchange has temporarily suspended trading in the shares of Alpha Bank and Eurobank pending official announcements on a planned merger,...
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Consumer spending rose more than forecast in JulyAug 30, 2011 6:52 pm - Consumer spending climbed more than forecast in July as Americans dipped into savings to buy cars and cool their homes, showing the biggest part of the economy is holdin...
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Israel lures Hollywood to film in the Holy LandSep 01, 2011 12:11 am - JERUSALEM — Israel is tired of Hollywood filming Jesus' crucifixion in Italy and the Crusader invasion of the Holy Land in Morocco. So Israeli officials are promising be...
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Labor specialist to head Obama economics teamAug 30, 2011 11:21 am - WASHINGTON — Facing a public deeply dissatisfied with his handling of the economy, President Barack Obama on Monday tapped a prominent labor economist to join his cadre ...
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Storm-fueled business surge challenges local firmsAug 29, 2011 10:32 am - Two years ago Roger Tully committed to growing his electrical service business. But the storm-fueled surge in business that has led to 16-hour days and doubling his staf...
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