Business Stories from August 5, 2012 (Change date)
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Impact of corn prices on food? Not what you thinkAug 06, 2012 7:34 am - NEW YORK — Cornflakes won’t necessarily be more expensive as a result of rising corn prices, but the milk you pour over them might be. A drought covering two-thirds of t...
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Vacation rental looks luxe? Be sure to look deeperAug 05, 2012 3:45 pm - Frank Leibsly says that his recent apartment rental in London was a disaster of Olympic proportions, and he has the pictures to prove it. His story — which involves a su...
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Gulf’s booming airlines forge new links abroadAug 05, 2012 3:45 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — During a demonstration flight of Boeing’s new 787 high above the United Arab Emirates this summer, one of the plane-maker’s representatives...
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Women as directors beat men-only boards in company stock returnAug 05, 2012 3:45 pm - Companies with women on their boards performed better in challenging markets than those with all-male boards in a study suggesting that mixing genders may temper risky i...
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Work advice: Follow a spouse working a temporary job?Aug 05, 2012 3:45 pm - Editor’s note: Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers. Q: Because of a g...
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Smart ways to keep the brake on health-care costsAug 06, 2012 7:34 am - The rising cost of health care in the U.S. has been slowing over the past few years, driven both by weakness in the general economy and by some changes in the way medica...
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Beyond meat: The most real faux chicken everAug 06, 2012 7:34 am - The first time a vegetarian tastes Beyond Meat’s ersatz animal flesh, he’ll feel delighted and queasy at the same time. There’s something about the way these fake chicke...
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