Business Stories from July 4, 2013 (Change date)
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NFL says no to entering Obamacare arenaJul 05, 2013 10:14 am - The National Football League is used to big, bruising battles. But it announced it was likely staying out of one of the roughest fights in Washington: the war over Obama...
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BlackBerry 10 failing to revive companyJul 04, 2013 6:45 am - BlackBerry reported a disappointing first-quarter loss last week, putting a serious hitch in the company’s comeback narrative as it fights to stay relevant in the compet...
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Asphalt plant winding down on Grayslake borderJul 05, 2013 9:50 am - Grayslake officials have agreed an industrial use would be proper on land where an asphalt plant is scheduled to close on a southern border of the village. Village board...
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Toyota produces $10,000 bicycleJul 05, 2013 7:56 am - TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. has released a luxury bicycle priced at 1 million yen ($10,083) under its Lexus brand and will limit sales to 100 units worldwide. The main co...
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Spotted owl protection pushes Oregon county to insolvencyJul 05, 2013 10:14 am - Curry County, with heavily wooded tracts along the rugged Oregon coast, is verging on insolvency after U.S. officials designated the northern spotted owl as a threatened...
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‘We have delivered,’ IMF director says in Q&AJul 04, 2013 4:09 pm - In two years as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde has steered the agency beyond the arrest of her predecessor and helped engineer i...
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In Japan, eel shops struggle to surviveJul 04, 2013 6:20 am - TOKYO — People hoping to enjoy kabayaki grilled unagi eel in a special soy-based sauce at the peak of the summer heat — July 22 is this year’s “Doyo no Ushi,” a traditio...
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Courts could spell end of unpaid internshipsJul 05, 2013 4:45 pm - WASHINGTON — By the time Ladan Nowrasteh got her master’s degree in journalism, her resume was stacked with experience. Her bank account wasn’t nearly as full. Like many...
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Federal wiretaps up 71 percentJul 06, 2013 12:56 am - WASHINGTON — The number of wiretaps secured in federal criminal investigations jumped 71 percent in 2012 over the previous year, according to newly released figures. Fed...
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Q&A: What gay marriage ruling means for taxes, benefitsJul 06, 2013 12:56 am - United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court decision striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, was obviously of huge symbolic importance for LGBT Americans...
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