Business Stories from August 18, 2013 (Change date)
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‘Gangnam’ style draws affluent to wed in South KoreaAug 19, 2013 12:23 pm - SEOUL, South Korea — Standing by a French château’s window, the bride-to-be glows in the afternoon sun as she gazes into her fiance’s eyes. This Chinese couple’s fairy t...
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Despite odds, Calif. city becomes 2 newspaper townAug 19, 2013 1:07 pm - LONG BEACH, Calif. — The latest experiment in American journalism is a throwback: a new daily newspaper to compete against an established one in a big city. With Monday...
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Silicon Valley keenly awaits latest Lego robot kitAug 19, 2013 8:50 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. — Few are more excited about Lego’s new Mindstorms sets rolling out next month than Silicon Valley engineers. Many of them were drawn to the tech secto...
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Uncertainty awaits airline industry without mergerAug 20, 2013 6:23 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ DALLAS — The merger between American Airlines and US Airways was supposed to cap an era of consolidation that helped th...
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Small-business optimism in U.S. rises to second-highest in yearAug 19, 2013 12:23 pm - Confidence among U.S. small businesses improved in July to its second-highest level in a year as managers became less pessimistic about sales. The National Federation of...
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Businesses seek cure for health care cost surgeAug 19, 2013 12:23 pm - NEW YORK — A year ago, Teresa Hartnett was on the verge of expanding her small business. The company had hit $1 million in sales, and requests from clients were flowing ...
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6 tips to weigh the best resale home improvementsAug 19, 2013 12:23 pm - Homeowners are opening their wallets. A rebound in the housing market has made them more willing to invest in renovations that could boost the value of their homes even ...
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State of the Union promises six months laterAug 19, 2013 12:23 pm - WASHINGTON — During his State of the Union address, President Obama outlined dozens of ways he planned to right the economic ship this year. “Our government shouldn’t m...
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Keeping your eyes on your target-date fundAug 18, 2013 4:20 pm - NEW YORK — Simple is good when it comes to investing for retirement. But even after you find something simple, you can’t take it easy. That’s the case with target-date r...
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Strategic flirting at work? What???Aug 19, 2013 10:10 am - Consultants have given us the term “strategic advantage.” Public relations folks offer “strategic communications.” And now, the academic world has bestowed upon us “stra...
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