Business Stories from May 27, 2013 (Change date)
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Spam unfairly gets a bad rapMay 28, 2013 12:32 pm - SEATTLE — On a recent cross-country road trip, I visited the Hormel Foods factory and neighboring Spam Museum in Austin, Minn. The air surrounding the factory smells jus...
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Cuba lifts ban on energy-hogging appliancesMay 27, 2013 7:34 pm - HAVANA — Cuba has authorized individual imports of appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators and microwave ovens, lifting a ban imposed in 2005 amid a wave of e...
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Survey: Job seekers start search earlyMay 28, 2013 12:01 pm - JACKSON, Miss. — Chris Bell knew he couldn’t wait until his recently completed senior year at Millsaps College to start hunting for work or establish his credentials. Th...
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McDonald’s overhauling, streamlining menuMay 30, 2013 9:52 am - The Angus burger is going away, and it may not be the only McDonald’s dish on the chopping block. The world’s largest restaurant chain has also considered axing Caesar s...
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Shandies add new depth to beer businessMay 31, 2013 6:23 am - “I thought I was through with beer,” confessed Alan Newman. The flamboyant founder of Vermont’s Magic Hat Brewing, known for his floral-print shirts, op-art labels and e...
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Unfinished Nazi resort draws investorsMay 29, 2013 5:34 am - BERLIN — Vacation homes for sale in the German town of Prora, on the Baltic island of Ruegen, feature private saunas and sea views at a steep discount to similar propert...
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Ford confident it can keep Canadian footprintMay 27, 2013 5:09 pm - Ford Motor Co., Canada’s top-selling automaker, is confident it can preserve its manufacturing profile in the nation despite the cost of the high Canadian dollar, the co...
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Some see bubble as Tesla value soarsMay 27, 2013 4:54 pm - The shares of Tesla Motors have been riding in the fast lane, but are they about to hit a speed bump? The California-based maker of a luxury electric sedan recently proc...
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Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi OlympicsMay 27, 2013 4:54 pm - SOCHI, Russia — The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin’s slope, Gazprom’s gondola lift and Sberbank’s ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of const...
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