Business Stories from March 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Eurozone jobless hits another recordMar 01, 2013 10:20 am - BRUSSELS — Unemployment across the 17 European Union countries that use the euro has risen to a record 11.9 percent but inflation has fallen to its lowest level in two a...
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Companies struggle to popularize mobile moneyMar 01, 2013 3:43 pm - BARCELONA, Spain — Mobile money may seem like a hot concept, but consumers aren’t warming to it. At the world’s largest cellphone trade show, here in Barcelona this wee...
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Groupon fires CEO, still faces underlying problemsMar 01, 2013 9:40 pm - NEW YORK — Now that Groupon has gotten rid of its quirky founder and CEO, the chief question is whether the company’s underlying online deals business is promising enoug...
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China’s manufacturing growth falls to 5-month lowMar 01, 2013 5:39 am - BEIJING — China’s manufacturing grew at its weakest rate in five months in February as demand faltered and factories shut down for the Lunar New Year holiday, two survey...
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Growing push to halt workplace bullyingMar 01, 2013 9:15 pm - WASHINGTON — Margaret Fiester is no shrinking violet, but she says working for her former boss was a nightmare. “One day I didn’t do something right and she actually lai...
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Global stocks slip as US budget impasse loomsMar 01, 2013 10:20 am - AMSTERDAM — Global stocks mostly fell Friday as investors grew wary over the prospect of impending spending cuts by the U.S. government. Some $85 billion in cuts are du...
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Chasers to replace Yogi's in Lake ZurichMar 02, 2013 1:31 pm - When the spring youth sports seasons get started in Lake Zurich, there should be a new place to gather after a softball or soccer game. Chasers Sports Bar & Grill i...
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Obama signs order to begin spending cutsMar 02, 2013 7:31 am - WASHINGTON — Gridlocked once more, President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders refused to budge in their budget standoff Friday as $85 billion in acros...
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