Business Stories from September 20, 2011 (Change date)
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UK police drop demand for paper’s hacking filesSep 21, 2011 7:47 am - LONDON — London’s police force said Tuesday it was dropping a demand that The Guardian newspaper reveal the confidential sources for its stories about Britain’s phone-ha...
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OPEC’s $1 trillion cash quiets poor on longest ever $100 oilSep 20, 2011 8:06 am - Saudi Arabia will spend $43 billion on its poorer citizens and religious institutions. Kuwaitis are getting free food for a year. Civil servants in Algeria received a 34...
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NBAD doesn’t have exposure to greek debt, ceo Tomalin saysSep 21, 2011 1:25 pm - National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC doesn’t have any exposure to Greek debt, Chief Executive Officer Michael Tomalin said at an event in Dubai today. To contact the reporter...
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Stocks end mixed as promise of Greek debt fix dimsSep 21, 2011 7:02 am - NEW YORK — Investor optimism faded in a hurry Tuesday after two days of conferences ended with no resolution to Greece’s debt crisis. Stocks erased nearly all of their ...
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Caterpillar global sales rise 34 percent in AugustSep 21, 2011 1:25 pm - PEORIA — Caterpillar’s global heavy equipment sales rose 34 percent in August, with strong growth continuing despite the economic slowdown in the U.S. and Europe. The wo...
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Abbott earns banned substance free certification for EAS productsSep 21, 2011 1:25 pm - PRNewswire LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP — Abbott Laboratories’ EAS Sports Nutrition brand has been certified as free of banned substances, the company announced. Two independen...
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News corp. Said to pay $4.7 Million to hacking victim familySep 20, 2011 8:06 am - News Corp.’s U.K. unit agreed to pay 3 million pounds ($4.7 million) to settle claims that the News of the World tabloid hacked the mobile phone of a murdered schoolgirl...
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U.K. Shop vacancies may climb to 14% next year before fallingSep 21, 2011 1:25 pm - U.K. shop vacancies may rise as high as 14 percent next year from the current 12 percent because of increased online retailing, competition from supermarkets and the fal...
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Wrigley sells iconic Chicago skyscraperSep 20, 2011 4:24 pm - The Wrigley Building, an iconic Chicago skyscraper, has been sold by the company that gives the building its name. The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. announced Monday the building ...
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U.S. High Yield Index gains on bets Fed plans more stimulusSep 20, 2011 12:54 pm - Confidence in high-yield, high-risk debt in the U.S. rose as investors wagered the Federal Reserve will provide more stimulus to the economy. Markit’s CDX North America ...