Business Stories from July 10, 2012 (Change date)
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Pa. mayor cuts city workers’ pay to minimum wageJul 10, 2012 9:50 am - SCRANTON, Pa. — Unions representing workers in the northeastern Pennsylvania city of Scranton expect to file a federal lawsuit against the city after the mayor abruptly ...
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Advocate Condell goes mobile with iTriageJul 11, 2012 3:44 pm - In response to the growing number of smartphone users, Advocate Condell Medical Center has partnered with iTriage® — a one-stop health care app that lets consumers quick...
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Oil drops to near $85 as China trade growth slowsJul 11, 2012 6:48 am - SINGAPORE — Oil dropped to near $85 a barrel Tuesday after weak Chinese trade figures suggested the economic slowdown in the world’s second-largest crude consumer is dee...
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Parents defend putting children to work on farmsJul 11, 2012 6:48 am - FULTS, Ill. — As he watched his 10-year-old son ease a tractor across a soybean field, Dennis Mosbacher acknowledged the risks of farming. But Mosbacher said the U.S. La...
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Senate Democrats pushing tax cuts for businessJul 11, 2012 5:54 am - WASHINGTON — Democrats want to push tax cuts through the Senate for companies that hire new workers, give raises or buy major new equipment this year. With neither part...
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Report: Some lose homes over as little as $400Jul 10, 2012 1:44 pm - WASHINGTON — The elderly and other vulnerable homeowners are losing their homes because they owe as little as a few hundred dollars in back taxes, according to a report ...
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Ahead of the Bell: Job Openings surveyJul 10, 2012 1:44 pm - The government on Tuesday will report on JOLTS, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, for May. The JOLTs report measures gross job gains, compared with the monthl...
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Euro finance ministers agree Spain bank aid termsJul 11, 2012 8:13 am - BRUSSELS — Euro area finance ministers agreed early Tuesday on the terms of a bailout for Spain's troubled banks, saying that the first (euro) 30 billion ($36.88 billion...
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Global stocks wary on China trade, Europe talksJul 10, 2012 3:40 pm - AMSTERDAM — Stock markets showed tentative signs of recovery Tuesday in spite of weak trade figures from China and nervousness over European finance ministers’ progress ...
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