Business Stories from November 9, 2012 (Change date)
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Groupon stock plunges to record lowNov 11, 2012 4:53 am - Groupon Inc., the largest daily-deal website, plunged to a record low after reporting third-quarter revenue that missed estimates as sales of coupons overseas declined f...
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Google’s services unable to reach much of ChinaNov 09, 2012 3:55 pm - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google says its search engine and other Internet services have been cut off from much of China just as the country’s ruling party picks new leade...
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Video gambling goes live in BartlettNov 09, 2012 3:44 pm - Video gambling went live at two Bartlett businesses Friday. Five machines were installed at Bannerman’s Sports Grill, 858 S. Route 59, and four machines were installed a...
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Revenue from G.A.T. Guns expected to exceed Walmart’sNov 11, 2012 4:53 am - East Dundee is going to be just fine if Walmart makes good on its promise to leave the village for neighboring Carpentersville, an East Dundee official said Friday. This...
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Veterans Day rally on MondayNov 09, 2012 1:59 pm - Fifth Third Bank will host a “day of appreciation” for area veterans, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, in the Great Hall of Union Station, downtown Chicago. Veterans and t...
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Fannie, Freddie expand aid to storm-hit homeownersNov 10, 2012 2:30 pm - MCLEAN, Va. — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expanding their assistance to borrowers whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. The mortgage organizatio...
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China’s factory output rises in sign of recoveryNov 11, 2012 4:53 am - BEIJING — China’s auto sales, consumer spending and factory output improved in October in a new sign of economic recovery as the Communist Party prepared to install a ne...
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After 3 bumpy years, Europe turns corner on crisisNov 11, 2012 4:53 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — The worst of Europe’s financial crisis appears to be over. European leaders have taken steps to ease the panic that has plagued the region for three...
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U.S. wholesale stockpiles grew 1.1 pct. in SeptemberNov 09, 2012 9:58 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale businesses increased their stockpiles in September at the fastest pace in nine months and their sales jumped by the largest amount in 18 mont...
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‘Fiscal cliff’ pulls stocks downhillNov 11, 2012 4:53 am - NEW YORK — Wall Street is peering over the “fiscal cliff” and feeling vertigo. The stock market finished one of the worst weeks of the year Friday, pushing Washington to...