Business Stories from February 18, 2012 (Change date)
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Guns and Androids: Pakistan air force making tabletsFeb 20, 2012 6:06 am - KAMRA, Pakistan — Inside a high-security air force complex that builds jet fighters and weapons systems, Pakistan’s military is working on the latest addition to its spr...
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Businesses upset with cutting Saturday mail deliveryFeb 19, 2012 11:13 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's call for the U.S. Postal Service to end Saturday mail delivery and raise rates will drive away customers while not addressing neede...
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What Obama's budget means for small businessesFeb 19, 2012 11:13 am - NEW YORK — President Barack Obama's proposed federal budget is a disappointment to the National Federation of Independent Business. The advocacy group that represents sm...
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Fashion designer goes low-tech, low-costFeb 19, 2012 7:31 am - NEW YORK — Norma Kamali went for 3-D video and online shopping over a traditional runway show when she rolled out her spring line last September. She earned thousands of...
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Government Printing Office rolls out Obama budget appFeb 19, 2012 6:30 am - WASHINGTON — The federal budget may be getting bigger, but its run on the printed page is getting steadily smaller. Enter the government’s first mobile budget app. When ...
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Look ma, no wires for Apple-friendly speakerFeb 18, 2012 3:18 pm - Danish audio-video manufacturer Bang & Olufsen is known for its strikingly designed, pricey electronics gear. Hmm, sound like any smartphone-tablet-computer maker you ca...
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Barrister bets on boutique over barFeb 19, 2012 7:31 am - NEW YORK — As a private-equity lawyer at Kirkland & Ellis, Duncan Quinn favored custom-tailored suits. His idea of a hobby was to open a Manhattan boutique in 2003. He s...
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Review: 3 online services that track your spendingFeb 19, 2012 6:32 am - NEW YORK — My approach to tracking my spending has traditionally been to wait for credit card bills to come, then (hopefully) pay them off. Three new online services pro...
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Fans’ rite of spring: Sun-seeking baseball tripsFeb 19, 2012 7:31 am - Nothing stirs the blood of baseball fans quite like “pitchers and catchers report.” A harbinger of the coming season, the words mean players are reporting for duty in Fl...
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FCC adopts new rules against ‘robocalls’Feb 19, 2012 6:30 am - NEW YORK — The federal government is cracking down on “robocalls,” those automated phone calls with the tendency to interrupt Sunday dinners and otherwise annoy consumer...
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