Business Stories from July 2, 2012 (Change date)
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Small business lending picked up in JuneJul 03, 2012 6:58 am - NEW YORK — Lending to small businesses is recovering after a four-month decline. A study released Friday by PayNet, a research firm that tracks loans to small business, ...
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Demands grow for UK to consider cutting EU tiesJul 02, 2012 2:24 pm - LONDON — Will Britain’s EU membership be one more casualty of the continent’s devastating debt crisis? Senior British lawmakers warned Monday that Britain must consider ...
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Dell buying Quest Software for $2.36 billionJul 02, 2012 11:47 am - ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell said Monday that it's buying Quest Software for about $2.36 billion, ending recent speculation about who the unnamed bidder was in the battle fo...
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Eurozone unemployment hits new record in MayJul 02, 2012 11:46 am - LONDON — Unemployment in the 17-country euro currency bloc hit another record in May as the continent teetered on the edge of recession because of its crippling financia...
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Fieldglass CEO glad he made committment to U.S.Jul 02, 2012 6:55 am - Naperville resident Jai Shekhawat, 49, has established a tradition by enjoying his town’s Ribfest with co-workers. The Fourth of July celebration has come to mean m...
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Virtual ‘incubator’ offers small business guidanceJul 02, 2012 6:40 am - Need some conversation about your small business? Use your laptop, iPad, smartphone or whatever and connect with the Fox Valley Entrepreneurship Center. Still in the bir...
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AMC agrees with ATt&T to keep networks on U-verse pay-tv systemJul 02, 2012 11:46 am - AMC Networks Inc., which airs “Mad Men” and “The Walking Dead” on cable television, reached a deal to keep its shows on AT&T Inc.’s U-verse pay-TV system. The agreement ...
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Oil falls below $84 amid waning EU euphoriaJul 02, 2012 2:23 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil fell below $84 a barrel Monday in Asia amid waning euphoria over the latest EU plans to tackle the continent’s debt and economic woes. Signs of a slowing...
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Twitter sees new record during Euro 2012 finalJul 02, 2012 11:46 am - WARSAW, Poland — Twitter says its users fired off more than 15,000 Tweets per second when Spain made its fourth goal in Sunday’s European Championship final, setting a n...
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Ad Venture Hobbies in Wheeling continues to provide funJul 03, 2012 6:58 am - An interview with George N. Gaynor Jr., owner of Ad Venture Hobbies in Wheeling. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We are a retail hobby shop and hobby servi...