Business Stories from December 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Clashes over Internet rules to mark Dubai meetingDec 04, 2012 5:38 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.N.’s top telecommunications overseer sought Monday to quell worries about greater Internet controls emerging from global talks in Dub...
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Storm delays lift already strong US auto salesDec 04, 2012 5:38 am - DETROIT — Superstorm Sandy gave an extra boost to already strong U.S. auto sales last month, although carmakers warned that uncertainty over the “fiscal cliff” could und...
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Archer Daniels Midland raises offer for GrainCorpDec 03, 2012 1:11 pm - NEW YORK — Agribusiness conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland Co. is increasing its buyout offer for GrainCorp by almost 4 percent and disclosed it has already added to it...
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Putin visits Turkey amid differences over SyriaDec 03, 2012 9:45 am - ISTANBUL — The blossoming trade relationship will be the focus of a one-day trip to Turkey by Russian President Vladimir Putin, though differences between the two countr...
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News Corp.'s new media co. to be named Fox GroupDec 04, 2012 5:30 am - NEW YORK — News Corp. said Monday that its new publishing company will keep the News Corp. name, while its separate media and entertainment company will be renamed Fox G...
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China overtaking US as global traderDec 03, 2012 11:35 am - SEOUL, South Korea — Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States. The South Korean businessman supplied components to American automakers for a decade...
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UK lawmakers seek end to corporate tax avoidanceDec 03, 2012 3:53 pm - LONDON — The British government said Monday it would spend more money catching tax avoiders, after a lawmakers' committee accused major multinational companies including...
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Lincoln brand changes name as new MKZ goes on saleDec 04, 2012 5:41 am - DETROIT — After years of dismal sales, Ford’s Lincoln luxury brand is reintroducing itself with a new name and a new midsize sedan. The brand is returning to the name Li...
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New Alzheimer’s drug studies offer patients hopeDec 04, 2012 5:41 am - TRENTON, N.J. — For Alzheimer’s patients and their families, desperate for an effective treatment for the epidemic disease, there’s hope from new studies starting up and...
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White House to GOP: It’s your moveDec 03, 2012 3:29 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House says Republicans should come clean about how much they’re willing to raise tax rates on the rich. Republicans counter that President Barack ...