Business Stories from September 8, 2011 (Change date)
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Coca-Cola blocks investment in France over new taxSep 08, 2011 4:22 pm - Associated Press PARIS — Coca-Cola has suspended plans for a (euro) 17 million ($24 million) investment in France to protest a tax on sugary sodas that’s part of an aust...
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Cut taxes, Obama tells Congress in $450B jobs planSep 09, 2011 11:26 am - WASHINGTON — Attacking a deepening jobs crisis, President Barack Obama challenged a reluctant Congress Thursday night to urgently pass a larger-than-expected $450 billio...
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Stocks slide after Bernanke offers no new stimulusSep 08, 2011 4:22 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks closed sharply lower Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered no new insight into whether the central bank will act soon to prop up...
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Moto’s Bionic combines faster speed, 4G Verizon networkSep 13, 2011 7:30 pm - Libertyville-based Motorola Mobility on Thursday launched its Bionic smartphone in stores and online at a hefty $299.99 with a 2-year contract on Verizon Wireless. Sorry...
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US stock futures drop after jobs dataSep 09, 2011 4:47 am - NEW YORK— U.S. stock futures fell Thursday after a report showed that more workers joined the unemployment lines last week. First-time applications for unemployment bene...
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Bernanke puzzled by weak consumer spendingSep 09, 2011 6:33 am - WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he’s surprised by how cautious consumers have been in the two years since the recession officially ended. But the...
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China fails to meet wen pledge on market accessSep 08, 2011 11:20 am - The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said discriminatory laws and regulations still stymie its members from participating in the world’s second- biggest econo...
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US, rich nations need to support growth, OECD saysSep 09, 2011 6:33 am - PARIS — The U.S. and rich nations in Europe need to take action to shore up confidence in their economies as their recoveries are set to stagnate or go into reverse, the...
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Chicago hot dog war ends in truceSep 13, 2011 7:30 pm - A dogfight in federal court over who makes America’s tastiest wieners has ended with a fizzle. The two-year battle pitted Sara Lee’s Ball Park and Kraft Foods’ Oscar May...
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Lawmaker’s sign cracks decorum at Obama job speechSep 08, 2011 11:49 pm - WASHINGTON — Rep. Jeff Landry knew not to yell at President Barack Obama during his jobs address Thursday night to Congress. That move made Rep. Joe Wilson famous a coup...