Business Stories from October 19, 2012 (Change date)
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Unemployment rates fall in 7 U.S. swing statesOct 22, 2012 11:53 am - WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates fell or held steady last month in nine key swing states at the center of this year’s presidential election. Rates dropped in Ohio, Florid...
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Early look at Windows 8 baffles consumersOct 23, 2012 11:10 am - NEW YORK — The release of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system is a week away, and consumers are in for a shock. Windows, used in one form or another for a generation,...
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Wis. BadgerCare Plus program faces financial woesOct 19, 2012 11:17 am - MILWAUKEE — Three of the four organizations that manage Wisconsin’s BadgerCare Plus say they’re losing money on the state Medicaid program, and two of those are at least...
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Economic index jumps for Midwest, Western statesOct 19, 2012 11:17 am - OMAHA, Neb. — An index of economic conditions in 10 Midwest and Western states jumped this month after three months of drought-induced doldrums. According to a report r...
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Walmart, Pita Inn coming to Mundelein's Oak Creek PlazaOct 22, 2012 6:34 am - A Super Walmart store and a Pita Inn restaurant are coming to a long-struggling shopping center on Mundelein's south side, village officials said. "It's great," Mundele...
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U.S. home sales dip 1.7 percent on tight inventoryOct 23, 2012 11:10 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of previously occupied homes fell in September after hitting a two-year high in August, in part because there were fewer homes available for sale...
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Newsweek had unique troubles as industry recoversOct 23, 2012 11:10 am - LOS ANGELES — Newsweek’s decision to stop publishing a print edition after 80 years and bet its life entirely on a digital future may be more a commentary on its own pro...
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Stronger dollar hurts McDonald’s 3Q resultsOct 23, 2012 11:10 am - Oak Brook-based McDonald’s third-quarter net income fell nearly 4 percent as the stronger dollar hurt international results and the chain faced tough competition in the ...
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European bank supervisor step closer but deal hazyOct 19, 2012 9:48 am - BRUSSELS — European leaders took a step toward creating a single supervisor for banks in countries that use the euro on Friday but refused to pin down a start date. Alth...
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Euro banking deal fails to impress marketsOct 19, 2012 12:12 pm - LONDON — A sketchy agreement on how to create a single European banking supervisor failed to impress markets on Friday, with stocks drifting lower ahead of another round...