Business Stories from December 10, 2011 (Change date)
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Businesses want EU leaders to stimulate growthDec 12, 2011 7:12 am - PARIS — While Friday’s European summit received a measure of approval from markets for committing to belt-tightening, some businesspeople are worried the accord might fu...
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Climate conference approves landmark dealDec 12, 2011 11:25 pm - DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — A U.N. climate conference reached a hard-fought agreement Sunday on a far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight aga...
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Santa finds kids giving shorter lists in recessionDec 11, 2011 5:27 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. — A job for their mom or dad. Money for the heating bill. Food or a place to live. Maybe gloves or boots. More and more, Santas say the children on their l...
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Review: Gift guide to e-readers, tablets, $99-$500Dec 11, 2011 7:50 am - NEW YORK — Flat, hard packages will be welcome this year. Tablet computers are extremely popular, and electronic reading devices such as the Kindle have matured and come...
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Shoppers say ‘ho-hum’ not ‘ho-ho-ho’ to salesDec 12, 2011 5:45 am - Sale, schmale. Used to be, customers would come running when stores cut prices. But these days, more Americans are becoming blasé about bargains. Jennifer Beasley rece...
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Holidays can bring employee issues to businessesDec 11, 2011 7:50 am - NEW YORK — Some of the stress that small business owners feel around the holidays may come from employee issues. For example, several staffers want to take the same days...
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Austerity-hit Europeans have little Christmas cheerDec 11, 2011 7:50 am - Associated Press LISBON, Portugal — The streets of downtown Lisbon are usually ablaze with Christmas lights around this time — but this year the city has put on a somber...
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iPads become child’s playDec 12, 2011 3:33 pm - NEW YORK — Make room in the toy box for the iPad. Crayola allows tots to doodle on the iPad using its iMarker just as they would a crayon on a coloring book. Tweens are ...
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