Business Stories from February 12, 2013 (Change date)
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OfficeMax gets $129M in proceeds from investmentFeb 12, 2013 4:48 pm - Naperville-based OfficeMax said Tuesday that it will receive about $129 million in cash proceeds from its investment in Boise Cascade Holdings LLC. OfficeMax has a minor...
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Need surgery? Good luck getting hospital cost infoFeb 13, 2013 8:58 am - Want to know how much a hip replacement will cost? Many hospitals won’t be able to tell you, at least not right away — if at all. And if you shop around and find centers...
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Japan’s Nikkei jumps on weaker yenFeb 12, 2013 6:42 am - BANGKOK — Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 led Asian stocks higher Tuesday as the yen weakened after a possible candidate for Bank of Japan governor voiced support for easier monetary...
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UN agency moves to kill aircraft battery exemptionFeb 12, 2013 1:00 pm - WASHINGTON — A U.N. agency that sets global aviation safety standards is moving to prevent aircraft batteries like the one that caught fire on a Boeing 787 last month fr...
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Finger-pointing trumps problem-solving on budgetFeb 12, 2013 3:38 pm - WASHINGTON — Just about everyone in official Washington is in agreement that big across-the-board spending cuts at the Pentagon and throughout domestic federal programs ...
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TV station hacker warns of zombies in MontanaFeb 13, 2013 9:30 am - GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A Montana television station's regular programming was interrupted by news of a zombie apocalypse. The Montana Television Network says hackers broke...
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Maker's Mark cutting alcohol volume in its bourbonFeb 13, 2013 9:30 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The producer of Maker's Mark bourbon is cutting — likely permanently — the amount of alcohol in each bottle to stretch every drop of the famous Kentuck...
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Stronger U.S. economy since 1st Obama State of UnionFeb 12, 2013 1:28 pm - Associated Press WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, he presides over an economy much healthier than the one he ...
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