Business Stories from March 5, 2013 (Change date)
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Shell issues oil production warning in NigeriaMar 05, 2013 10:58 am - LAGOS, Nigeria — Royal Dutch Shell PLC has issued a production warning over its operations in Nigeria as it says thieves continue to cut into its pipelines, causing oil ...
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U.S. service firms grows at fastest pace in a yearMar 06, 2013 12:04 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. service companies grew in February at the fastest pace in a year, buoyed by higher sales, more new orders and solid job growth. The gain suggests highe...
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Playboy magazine launches Hebrew language editionMar 06, 2013 6:31 am - JERUSALEM — Israelis can now read Playboy ‘for the articles’ as a Hebrew language edition came to the holy land Tuesday. Playboy has been widely available in Israel for ...
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Palatine rejects proposed liquor storeMar 06, 2013 7:55 am - The proximity of schools, upset neighbors and other alcohol-selling establishments means the former JJ Peppers convenience store in Palatine likely won’t reopen as a liq...
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Dow hits record, erasing Great Recession lossesMar 06, 2013 1:29 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market is back. Five and a half years after the start of a frightening drop that erased $11 trillion from stock portfolios and made investors despai...
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Home prices up across U.S. but still down in Ill.Mar 06, 2013 12:04 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices jumped in January, a sign the housing market is gaining momentum as it nears the spring selling season. Home prices rose 9.7 percent in Jan...
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Military leaders welcome House GOP budget billMar 06, 2013 6:31 am - WASHINGTON — A massive House Republican measure to keep the government operating would ease some of the pain of automatic spending cuts slamming the Defense Department, ...
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Martha Stewart testifies in trial over her brandMar 06, 2013 7:55 am - Eight years after Martha Stewart was released from prison for lying about a stock trade, the home diva is now facing another legal mess that may not be easy to clean up....
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EU pushes ahead with bonus cap despite UK concernsMar 06, 2013 7:55 am - BRUSSELS — Britain stood isolated against a broad majority of European Union countries Tuesday in refusing to back legislation that would strictly limit bankers’ bonuses...
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India rejects Bayer plea against cheap cancer drugMar 06, 2013 6:31 am - NEW DELHI — India’s patent appeals office has rejected Bayer AG’s plea to stop the production of a cheaper generic version of a patented cancer drug in a ruling that hea...