Business Stories from September 1, 2011 (Change date)
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Quakes pose bigger risk to Illinois nuclear reactorsSep 02, 2011 12:06 pm - The risk an earthquake would cause a severe accident at a U.S. nuclear plant is greater than previously thought, 24 times as high in one case, according to an AP analysi...
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Banks stocks end 4-day rallySep 02, 2011 6:38 am - NEW YORK — A four-day rally on the stock market ended Thursday with a slump led by banks. Many investors also sold stocks ahead of the government’s monthly jobs report F...
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AT&T losing T-Mobile thwarts plans to fix dropped callsSep 02, 2011 1:08 pm - The U.S. government's effort to block the takeover of T-Mobile USA Inc. chokes off AT&T Inc.'s path to an expanded network and wrecks its plan to gain as much as $20 bil...
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Timid consumers, nuke shutdown hurt German growthSep 02, 2011 6:38 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — Weaker spending by consumers worried about Europe’s debt crisis and the shutdown of eight nuclear plants were key factors behind Germany’s poor grow...
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With new tablets, Sony takes aim at iPad in JapanSep 02, 2011 6:38 am - TOKYO — Sony Corp. said Thursday it wants to become the biggest player in Japan’s growing Android tablet market by changing the way the devices are used. The Japanese el...
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Navy Pier Launches International Search for Team to Design Pier’s Public SpacesSep 01, 2011 12:14 pm - Navy Pier, Inc. has taken the first step toward realizing its Centennial Vision for redeveloping the historic attraction, launching an international search for a team or...
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Woodfield convention bureau video wins awardSep 01, 2011 4:18 pm - A new promotional video for the Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau has won first place in the promotional video documentation category at this year’s ART/TUR ...
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High-rise tank is new solution in farming fishSep 02, 2011 6:38 am - KAMPERLAND, Netherlands — Adri Bout trawled Dutch waters for 25 years until he recognized the ocean’s limits. Now he raises 100 tons of turbot a year in a unique high-ri...
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U.S. second-quarter productivity fallsSep 02, 2011 6:38 am - The productivity of U.S. workers fell more than previously estimated in the second quarter, pushing up labor costs after a record drop in 2010. The measure of employee o...
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In Farmers’ Almanac, folksy meets the futureSep 02, 2011 6:38 am - The Farmers’ Almanac has a hole punched in the corner, made for hanging it on a hook in the outhouse “library” in the olden days. These days, though, there are some high...