Business Stories from March 21, 2013 (Change date)
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Average for U.S. jobless claims at fresh 5-year lowMar 21, 2013 5:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid barely changed last week, and the average over the past month fell to a fresh five-year low. The decline ...
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Weisner: Aurora ‘ready for prime time’Mar 23, 2013 10:25 am - With a new park and outdoor music venue soon to open, plans to remove parking meters downtown and expected development of new restaurants and an arts venue, Aurora Mayor...
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U.S. homes sales highest in more than 3 yearsMar 21, 2013 5:00 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of previously occupied homes rose in February to the highest level in more than three years, further evidence of a sustained housing recovery tha...
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Illinois House OK could be break in pension gridlockMar 22, 2013 1:42 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Supporters of big public employee pension cuts approved by the Illinois House Thursday say they've gotten past the hardest vote on the long-festering issue...
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Cyprus has 4 days to find bailout solutionMar 21, 2013 9:45 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus has four days to agree on a new plan to raise funds to avoid bankruptcy, with the European Central Bank warning Thursday it will pull the plug o...
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Japan’s central bank chief vows to end deflationMar 21, 2013 10:43 am - TOKYO — The newly installed governor of Japan’s central bank said Thursday that he plans to do whatever he can to end deflation and break the economy out of the doldrums...
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Spanish bond auction unaffected by Cyprus jittersMar 21, 2013 10:42 am - MADRID — Spain has paid lower interest rates in a bond auction that raised 4.5 billion euros ($5.8 billion), suggesting the financial crisis in Cyprus is not affecting o...
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AstraZeneca to cut 2,300 jobsMar 21, 2013 11:10 am - LONDON — Struggling drug company AstraZeneca PLC says it will cut some 2,300 jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring plan. The company said Thursday the cuts are in ad...
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Weak Oracle sales, Cyprus fears weigh on US stocksMar 22, 2013 1:35 pm - Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Thursday after Oracle’s weak sales results weighed down big U.S. technology companies. Traders also worried about Cyprus running out o...
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YouTube now serving videos to 1 billion peopleMar 22, 2013 1:35 pm - LOS ANGELES — YouTube says more than 1 billion people are now visiting its online video site each month to watch everything from zany clips of cute kittens to sobering s...