Business Stories from December 22, 2011 (Change date)
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Britons seeking payday loans in December soarsDec 23, 2011 6:09 am - The number of Britons taking short- term payday loans surged in December as people borrowed to pay for Christmas gifts, said Ferratum, a lender of microloans. More than ...
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2012: Year of warp speed, other innovationsDec 25, 2011 4:55 am - Suburban experts predict top technology trends
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Less than 48 hours to go: What stores are doing for youDec 24, 2011 5:09 am - He doesn't want to, but Bloomingdale resident Phil Thorn is going to Woodfield Mall today to start his holiday shopping. After a financially tough year, which he thought...
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Park district Groupons can beat residents' ratesDec 24, 2011 5:09 am - A smattering of suburban park districts has entered the world of deeply discounted online daily deals in the hope of luring more users. But the effort to boost the botto...
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Steve Jobs to receive GrammyDec 25, 2011 5:01 am - LOS ANGELES — Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is receiving a posthumous Grammy for his technological innovations in the arts. Jobs is among a dozen people, music groups or c...
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Wal-Mart awaiting tests on formula after baby diesDec 23, 2011 2:05 pm - LEBANON, Mo. — Wal-Mart and health officials awaited tests Thursday on a batch of powdered infant formula that was removed from more than 3,000 stores nationwide after a...
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Postal Service warns of bogus delivery emailsDec 22, 2011 12:04 pm - NEW YORK — The U.S. Postal Service is warning its customers of a bogus email about a package delivery. The scam The agency said some customers are receiving emails ...
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Surge in online shopping a boon for thievesDec 22, 2011 5:01 pm - WASHINGTON — After some online Christmas shopping, Sonia Zeledon eagerly awaited the arrival of two packages sent to her house in Washington’s Capitol Hill neighborhood....
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Last minute tips: Who gets thanked, and how much?Dec 22, 2011 5:01 pm - NEW YORK — Don't let “out of sight, out of mind” influence your holiday tipping decisions this year. The newspaper carrier who never misses a delivery, the dog walker wh...
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