Business Stories from September 25, 2012 (Change date)
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Toys R Us to hire 45,000 temp holiday staffersSep 25, 2012 1:53 pm - Toys R Us is hiring 45,000 seasonal workers to staff up its pop up stores and help fulfill its expanded customer services, like shipping online purchases to stores, this...
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Barnes & Noble to introduce Nook Video serviceSep 26, 2012 7:18 am - NEW YORK — Barnes & Noble Inc. says it will launch a video service this fall that lets users buy and watch movies and TV shows on their mobile devices and televisions. T...
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Apple supplier’s factory back up after China brawlSep 25, 2012 8:39 pm - BEIJING — A factory in China owned by the manufacturer of Apple’s iPhones resumed production Tuesday after a brawl by workers highlighted tensions that labor groups say ...
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Staples to speed up closure of 15 stores in U.S.Sep 25, 2012 12:09 pm - FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Staples is speeding up the closure of about 15 of its U.S. stores and plans to close 45 stores and some delivery businesses in Europe. The office pro...
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Dow drops 100 after Fed official’s warningSep 26, 2012 7:18 am - NEW YORK — A quiet day on Wall Street turned into the worst sell-off in three months after a Federal Reserve official said he doubted the bank’s effort to boost economic...
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Hoffman Estates board extends sponsorship, management agreements at Sears CentreDec 05, 2017 8:53 am - Sponsorship and management agreements for the Sears Centre Arena were extended by the Hoffman Estates village board Monday night, but one trustee complained that the dec...
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Caterpillar cuts 2015 profit outlook as mining spend fallsSep 25, 2012 1:53 pm - Caterpillar Inc., the world’s biggest construction and mining equipment maker, cut its forecast for 2015 earnings after commodity producers reduced capital expenditure. ...
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Feds order Discover to refund $200M to cardholdersSep 25, 2012 9:20 am - WASHINGTON — Discover Bank will pay millions in fees to settle accusations by regulators that it pressured credit card customers to buy costly add-on services like payme...
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Halloween pop-up stores offer costume choicesSep 26, 2012 10:54 am - It’s getting to be decision time. Halloween will be here in about a month, and you need to settle on a costume before the parties and trick-or-treating begins. To help y...
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Home prices rose in July in 20 major US citiesSep 26, 2012 7:18 am - WASHINGTON — Home prices kept rising in July across the United States, buoyed by greater sales and fewer foreclosures. National home prices increased 1.2 percent in July...