Business Stories from September 7, 2011 (Change date)
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Daimler bus unit sells fewer units, sees decline in salesSep 13, 2011 7:30 pm - Daimler AG’s bus division’s sales fell to 18,308 units in the first six months of this year compared with 19,226 in the year-ago period, the company said in an e-mailed ...
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Emanuel: Chicago staffing company to hire 400Sep 08, 2011 8:15 am - Mayor Rahm Emanuel says a Chicago staffing company plans 400 new jobs over the next year. Emanuel announced Wednesday that SeatonCorp will hire programmers, recruiters a...
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Fewer Medicare Part D enrollees hit coverage gapSep 13, 2011 7:30 pm - Fewer Medicare prescription drug plan enrollees are falling into a coverage gap known as the doughnut hole in which they bear the full cost of their prescriptions, accor...
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Top of Chinese wealthy's wish list? To leave ChinaSep 08, 2011 2:03 pm - BEIJING — Chinese millionaire Su builds skyscrapers in Beijing and is one of the people powering China's economy on its path to becoming the world's biggest. He sits at ...
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House vote could move stalled trade agendaSep 07, 2011 11:03 pm - WASHINGTON — A House vote Wednesday to extend an expired trade program for the world’s poorer countries lays the groundwork for what could be more politically important ...
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Report: 2,300 layoffs set at Illinois companiesSep 13, 2011 7:30 pm - A new state report finds that nearly 2,300 workers at 11 Illinois companies will be laid off in the next few weeks. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the information from an...
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New thrift store coming to Arlington Hts.Sep 13, 2011 7:30 pm - The HUG’s Resale Shop — benefiting a fledging group that helps homeless women and children — will open soon in the shopping center anchored by Jewel/Osco at Arlington He...
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China’s corn imports may growSep 07, 2011 11:03 pm - China’s corn imports may jump to 5 million tons in 2011-2012, even amid forecasts for a bumper local harvest, Eric Zhu, managing director at Hanfeng Huayu (Beijing) Inte...
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Mortgage applications decline for third weekSep 13, 2011 7:30 pm - Mortgage applications in the U.S. fell for a third consecutive week as fewer Americans refinanced, while purchases stayed close to a 14-year low. The Mortgage Bankers As...
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Coupons users trading the scissors for a mouseSep 08, 2011 2:03 pm - There may soon come a time when clipping coupons out of the Sunday circular is a distant memory. Although few would argue with shaving a bit off the price of groceries, ...