Business Stories from June 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Sears' 'Bridal Wave' returns by streaming on FacebookApr 02, 2018 1:13 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp.'s Kenmore Brand is gearing up for a second season of its "Bridal Wave" show, which streams live on Facebook and features advic...
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Stocks surge on expectations of central bank helpJun 15, 2012 7:30 am - NEW YORK — A report that major central banks would be ready to pump money into the financial system after the Greek elections this weekend gave the stock market a late p...
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River town welcomes plans for carp processing siteJun 14, 2012 3:21 pm - GRAFTON, Ill. — An investor said Thursday a planned Asian carp processing plant could fire up early next year, aggressively harvesting the invasive, ecologically threate...
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Nokia cuts 10,000 jobs, streamlines to save costsJun 15, 2012 7:55 am - HELSINKI — Nokia says it will slash 10,000 jobs and close plants as the ailing company fights fierce competition, and gave a grim outlook for most of the year, causing i...
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Stanford gets 110 years for role in $7 billion swindleJun 15, 2012 1:57 pm - HOUSTON — Former jet-setting Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford, whose financial empire once spanned the Americas, was sentenced Thursday to 110 years in prison for bilking ...
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Yelp serves restaurant reviews to Microsoft's BingJun 15, 2012 12:45 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Yelp is feeding its online reviews of restaurants and other local merchants to Microsoft's Bing search engine in a move to compete against Zagat ratings ...
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McDonald’s sending Addison sisters to Summer OlympicsJun 15, 2012 8:25 am - Katie O’Brien sometimes likes to pretend she’s a dinosaur and her broccoli is a tree as she bites the head off. That’s just one of the ways the 8-year-old Addison girl ...
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Cheaper gas lowers measure of U.S. consumer pricesJun 15, 2012 1:57 pm - WASHINGTON — A measure of U.S. consumer prices fell in May by the most since December 2008, pulled down by a plunge in gas prices. Excluding volatile food and energy cos...
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U.S. unemployment aid applications rise to 386,000Jun 15, 2012 7:55 am - WASHINGTON — More Americans sought unemployment aid last week, suggesting hiring remains sluggish. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly unemployment benefit a...
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Costco to buy out Mexican joint-venture partner for $760 millionJun 14, 2012 12:57 pm - Costco Wholesale Corp. said it will buy out the partner in its Mexican joint venture for an amount equivalent to $760.4 million. Costco will gain Controladora Comercial ...
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