Business Stories from September 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Workers’ protests highlight fast-food economicsSep 02, 2013 8:22 am - NEW YORK — American fast-food workers often earn about $7.25 an hour to make the $3 chicken sandwiches and 99-cent tacos that generate billions of dollars in profit each...
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Vodafone confirms late-stage talks with VerizonSep 02, 2013 8:22 am - NEW YORK — Vodafone says it is in advanced talks to sell its 45 percent stake of Verizon Wireless back to the U.S. cellphone service provider for $130 billion in cash an...
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Ford recalls 370,000 carsSep 02, 2013 8:22 am - NEW YORK — Ford is recalling 370,000 cars due to potential corrosion to their steering shaft that may result in loss of steering. No incidents or injuries have been repo...
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Work Advice: Giving notice, not offenseSep 01, 2013 7:45 am - Workaholics often ask what they owe soon-to-be-former employers. My thoughts: You owe them your best work while you’re there and no preventable messes after you leave. D...
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Ultra minicars take to public roads in JapanSep 01, 2013 7:35 am - By Hideki Kishimoto and Shuji Ogo, The Yomiuri Shimbun TOKYO — Ultra minicars, which are one- or two-seater vehicles smaller than conventional minicars, have begun runni...
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Japan hoping to cut carbon emissions by steering people to compact carsSep 01, 2013 7:35 am - TOKYO -- The Japanese government is hoping to drive down carbon dioxide emissions by steering people toward ultracompact cars. The idea is to encourage the elderly and p...
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Today’s shunned stocks may be long-term winnersSep 01, 2013 7:25 am - Buying stocks that are lagging the market may seem like a questionable strategy, but investors willing to hold on for a couple of years can profit, says Ron Sloan a mutu...
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Spotty record for Chinese exec with Nicaragua canal dreamSep 01, 2013 4:06 pm - MANAGUA, Nicaragua — When President Daniel Ortega granted a Chinese telecommunications executive exclusive rights to develop a $40 billion canal through Nicaragua and op...
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Career Coach: Beware the power-hungry bossSep 02, 2013 8:22 am - “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: We did it ourselves.” — Lao Tzu - - - Have you ever observe...
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Ikea is so good at so many things. Why is it so bad at delivery?Sep 02, 2013 8:22 am - By Jessica Winter, Slate NEW YORK — It all started because I wanted the Nelson Swag Leg Desk. Not a new, licensed reproduction — I wanted the scuffed-up, 1960-vintage Ne...
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