Business Stories from October 11, 2012 (Change date)
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FP Mailing Solutions supports breast cancer awarenessOct 11, 2012 10:21 am - Addison-based FP Mailing Solutions, a manufacturer and distributor of postage meters and mailing equipment, recently began a broad campaign comprising seven activities a...
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Bioethics panel urges more gene privacy protectionOct 11, 2012 10:31 am - WASHINGTON — It sounds like a scene from a TV show: Someone sends a discarded coffee cup to a laboratory where the unwitting drinker’s DNA is decoded, predicting what di...
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Sears Holdings receives EPA awardOct 12, 2012 6:00 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings has been honored with a SmartWay Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as an industry leader in freight sup...
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Alaska Airlines inks deal for 50 new Boeing 737sOct 12, 2012 7:05 am - NEW YORK — Alaska Airlines is buying 50 of Boeing Co.’s new 737s in a deal worth $5 billion at sticker prices. Alaska, operated by Seattle’s Alaska Air Group Inc., won’...
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U.S. trade deficit rose to $44.2 billion in AugustOct 11, 2012 2:04 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit widened in August as exports fell to the lowest level in six months, a worrisome sign that a slowing global economy is cutting into d...
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U.S. jobless claims fall to 339K, fewest in 4½ yearsOct 12, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid plummeted last week to seasonally adjusted 339,000, the lowest level in more than four years. The sharp dro...
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Walgreen sues U.S. over suspension of oxycodone distributionOct 12, 2012 7:05 am - Walgreen Co. sued the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, seeking to lift a ban on the company's distribution of controlled substances from a Florida facility that was...
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Union leader expects Cummins cutbacks in IndianaOct 11, 2012 7:51 am - COLUMBUS, Ind. — A union leader says he expects engine maker Cummins Inc.’s Indiana operations to be affected by the company’s plans to cut up to 1,500 jobs worldwide by...
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Illinois Q3 foreclosures up 31 percent over 2011Oct 12, 2012 7:25 am - Illinois’ third-quarter home foreclosure activity rose 31 percent compared to the same period last year. A report released Thursday by Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac sh...
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UN says world has 6 billion cell phone subscribersOct 12, 2012 6:00 am - GENEVA) — The world now has nearly as many cell phone subscriptions as inhabitants. The U.N. telecom agency says there were about 6 billion subscriptions by the end of 2...