Business Stories from December 14, 2012 (Change date)
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United Continental names CEO Smisek as chairmanDec 14, 2012 5:52 pm - Jeff Smisek now has the controls at United Airlines. Smisek, the president CEO of United Continental Holdings Inc., will also become the company’s chairman, effective De...
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Senate takes step toward banning stalking softwareDec 14, 2012 5:52 pm - WASHINGTON — A loophole that permits software companies to sell cyberstalking apps that operate secretly on cellphones could soon be closed by Congress. The software is ...
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Google Maps return to iPhone with new mobile appDec 15, 2012 9:46 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone. The world’s most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google M...
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U.S. Says Madoff’s brother peter should get 10-year prison termDec 14, 2012 5:52 pm - Bernard Madoff’s brother, Peter Madoff, should get a 10-year prison term for his role in perpetuating the multibillion-dollar fraud, U.S. prosecutors said. Peter Madoff ...
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Internet restrictions across the worldDec 15, 2012 9:46 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Envoys in Dubai signed a new U.N. telecommunications treaty Friday that a U.S.-led delegation says endorses greater government control of t...
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ECB: ‘Tangible easing’ of crisis, risks remainDec 14, 2012 9:33 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank says there has been a “tangible easing” of stress on banks and markets from the eurozone debt crisis. It says risks remai...
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Dow Chemical opens new facility in ChicagoDec 14, 2012 5:52 pm - The Dow Chemical Co. has opened a new sales facility in Chicago. The move downtown came after talks between Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Dow officials. Both sides say the fa...
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Owner of Rivera plane being investigated by DEADec 15, 2012 9:46 am - PHOENIX — The company that owns a luxury jet that crashed and killed Mexican pop superstar Jenni Rivera is under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administratio...
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South Korea says Samsung chip plant caused cancerDec 14, 2012 2:06 pm - SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean government agency says working at a Samsung Electronics factory caused the breast cancer of a worker who died earlier this year. Kor...
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Oil rises above $86 as China factory data improvesDec 14, 2012 6:48 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil rose above $86 a barrel Friday, boosted by a survey that showed the recovery in China’s manufacturing is gathering strength. Benchmark crude ...