Business Stories from May 23, 2012 (Change date)
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Antioch residents aren't fine with winery proposalMay 26, 2012 1:15 pm - Despite opposition from some residents, Antioch officials are moving forward in a review of a request to build a winery on unincorporated land and annex it into the vill...
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15 protesters arrested in financial districtMay 23, 2012 6:11 pm - Chicago police say they arrested 15 protesters who were blocking traffic during a demonstration in the city’s financial district Wednesday. Protesters were demanding tha...
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Sears plans more layoffsMay 24, 2012 9:24 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings said a group of employees were told Wednesday they would be part of a wave of layoffs, but would not confirm the total. While posit...
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Late rally erases steep losses on Wall StreetMay 24, 2012 6:42 am - NEW YORK — A big final-hour comeback pulled the Dow Jones industrial average nearly back to where it started Wednesday. The Dow was down as much as 191 points earl...
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Between Facebook and JPMorgan, Wall St. woes mountMay 24, 2012 6:42 am - NEW YORK — Almost four years after the financial crisis, Wall Street still can’t get it right. Investor anger mounted Wednesday over the initial public offerin...
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Stewart becomes non-executive chairman of companyMay 24, 2012 8:30 am - NEW YORK — Martha Stewart was named as non-executive chairman of the lifestyle, media and merchandising company that she created Wednesday. Stewart rejoined the boa...
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Kraft shareholders give ‘Mondelez’ thumbs upMay 24, 2012 12:45 pm - NEW YORK — Kraft Foods Inc. says shareholders approved the name “Mondelez” for its new global snack food business, which may put to rest the snickering th...
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Commercial space race gets crowded behind SpaceXMay 24, 2012 8:28 am - WASHINGTON - A privately built space capsule that's zipping its way to the International Space Station has also launched something else: A new for-profit space race. Th...
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Markets swoon as anxiety about Europe takes holdMay 23, 2012 12:02 pm - Associated Press NEW YORK — The threat of a financial crisis spreading from Europe shook markets on Wednesday. The euro dropped to a nearly two-year low against the doll...
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Slow economy sparks wave of Occupy booksMay 25, 2012 6:16 am - NEW YORK - With a Democrat in the White House, a wave of books are coming out this year lamenting the slow economy and calling for substantial change. And those books a...
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