Business Stories from March 6, 2013 (Change date)
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US stocks edge up following Dow’s record dayMar 07, 2013 6:41 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ NEW YORK — After barreling through a record the day before, the Dow Jones industrial average meandered higher on Wednes...
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Exxon Mobil predicts lower production this yearMar 07, 2013 6:41 am - NEW YORK — Exxon Mobil expects production to decline by about 1 percent this year due to weaker output of natural gas. Over the next five years, however, the oil and gas...
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Quadrant 4 Systems completes three acquisitionsMar 06, 2013 8:58 am - ROLLING MEADOWS — Quadrant 4 Systems Corp. said it has completed the acquisition of assets being sold by three separate technology companies for a total cost of $12.2 mi...
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Kraft Foods declares 50 cent quarterly dividendMar 06, 2013 8:58 am - The board of directors of Northfield-based Kraft Foods Group declared a regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share of common stock, payable on April 12 to sharehol...
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OfficeMax named among World’s Most Ethical CompaniesMar 06, 2013 8:58 am - Naperville-based OfficeMax Inc. has been named one of 2013’s World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute, an international think-tank dedicated to the cre...
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ACCO Brands names Europe division leaderMar 06, 2013 8:58 am - PRNewswire Lincolnshire-based ACCO Brands Corp. said James “Jay” Mitchell has been named senior vice president, ACCO Brands and president, ACCO Brands Europe, with full ...
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Coca-Cola puts new sweetener in U.K. SpriteMar 06, 2013 7:55 am - NEW YORK — Finding a can of regular Sprite in the United Kingdom is about to get difficult. Coca-Cola says it’s replacing Sprite in the country with a version that uses ...
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Accident at Wisconsin mill burns workerMar 06, 2013 7:22 am - TOMAHAWK, Wis. — Federal officials are investigating an accident at a Tomahawk area mill with a history of fatal injuries to workers. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Depar...
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Joe Walsh to start WIND talk showMar 07, 2013 10:40 pm - Former Congressman Joe Walsh will be working in the 8th Congressional District after all. While the ink's not quite dry yet, Walsh told the Daily Herald Wednesday that h...
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Rebel Dell shareholder demands more informationMar 06, 2013 3:18 pm - ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell’s largest independent shareholder is turning up the pressure against the proposed $24.4 billion sale of the struggling personal computer maker t...