Business Stories from November 30, 2011 (Change date)
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AT&T says FCC misinterprets market analysis on T-Mobile bidDec 01, 2011 11:40 am - AT&T Inc. said the Federal Communications Commission misinterprets market analysis and “cherry-picks facts” in concluding that the company’s bid for T-Mobile USA Inc. fa...
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Merkel, Sarkozy to make proposals on EU overhaul next weekDec 01, 2011 11:40 am - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Paris Monday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said, and “we will make French-German propositions to guarantee the future of E...
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Construction spending rises for 3rd straight monthDec 01, 2011 11:47 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. builders spent more in October on homes, offices and shopping centers, pushing construction spending up for a third straight month. Despite the gains, ...
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Senate rejects, for now, extending payroll tax cutDec 02, 2011 5:36 am - WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday sidetracked rival plans to extend a Social Security payroll tax cut, in dueling votes that pave the way for negotiations on a comprom...
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Bertrand Says ‘No Deal’ for TMX Group Without CDS and Alpha c.2011 Bloomberg NewsDec 01, 2011 11:40 am - Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The group of Canadian banks trying to buy TMX Group Inc. says there can’t be a deal without the inclusion of the Alpha trading platform and the cle...
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Experian Automotive: Subprime automotive loans increase in third quarterDec 01, 2011 2:17 pm - SCHAUMBURG — Experian Automotive Thursday announced that lenders are increasing loans to credit-challenged customers. According to its quarterly automotive credit analy...
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Metra, merchants dodge rail strikeDec 02, 2011 4:10 pm - WASHINGTON — The nation’s freight railroad industry averted a potentially costly strike on Thursday after resolving differences with two of its unions and agreeing to ex...
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Stocks waver, day after big rallyDec 02, 2011 5:57 am - NEW YORK — A rally that drove major stock indexes up 7 percent this week stalled Thursday. Stock indexes ended slightly lower, a day after the market posted its biggest ...
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Economy has state over tax-break barrelDec 02, 2011 4:20 pm - One of the largest companies in Illinois is calling the state’s business climate “rudderless” and “dysfunctional” after lawmakers failed to approve a package of tax perk...
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Demise of euro would make debt unmanageableDec 01, 2011 11:40 am - The demise of the euro would be a “disaster” for France by making its debt “unmanageable,” President Nicolas Sarkozy said. “We would be paying a debt denominated in a st...