Business Stories from March 20, 2012 (Change date)
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New Israeli law bans underweight models in adsMar 22, 2012 9:02 am - JERUSALEM — A new Israeli law bans showing overly thin models from local advertising in an attempt to fight the spread of eating disorders. It also requires publications...
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Rubber drops to one-week low as Chinese slowdown hits demandMar 21, 2012 6:10 am - Rubber declined to the lowest level in more than a week as concerns grew that demand from China, the world's largest consumer of the commodity used in tires, may weaken ...
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Volo's Kodiak Collision Specialists announces management additionsMar 22, 2012 4:59 pm - Kodiak Collision Specialists (Kodiak), LLC, 27764 Volo Village Road in Volo, has named Chad Williams Business Development Manager for this state-of-the-art collision rep...
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Court throws out Prometheus drug patentMar 21, 2012 2:40 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously tossed out medical patent claims for Prometheus Laboratories for a test that could help doctors set drug doses for autoimmune ...
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3 online date sites agree to screen for predatorsMar 21, 2012 2:40 pm - LOS ANGELES — Three online dating giants agreed to screen for sex offenders and take other safety steps after a woman was assaulted on a date, the California attorney ge...
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Lombard Garden Club offers college scholarship for 2012 high school graduateMar 22, 2012 4:45 pm - The Lombard Garden Club Scholarship Committee is organized and ready for applications for the $1,000 scholarship offered by the Garden Club. Ginny Carlson is the coord...
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Surging budget gap hurts longer maturity bondsMar 21, 2012 6:11 am - Argentina's budget deficit is swelling to the widest in at least a decade as government spending surges, eroding confidence in the outlook for economic growth and reduci...
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Reports: HP to combine printer, PC divisionsMar 21, 2012 10:10 am - NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard is combining its printing and PC units to save money, according to published reports. The technology blog AllThingsD first reported the plan...
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Senate moves toward vote on small business billMar 21, 2012 9:56 am - WASHINGTON — A popular small business investment bill backed by President Barack Obama appeared headed for passage in the Senate after Democrats fell short in an attempt...
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NY Times cuts number of free online articlesMar 21, 2012 6:09 am - NEW YORK — A year after it began charging for full access to its website, The New York Times is cutting the number of articles available for free from 20 per month to 10...
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