Business Stories from April 12, 2014 (Change date)
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Google pays Italy biggest EU fine for Street View breachesApr 12, 2014 2:42 pm - LUXEMBOURG - Google paid a 1 million-euro ($1.37 million) fine in Italy after the local regulator found its Street View cars drove incognito across the country, violatin...
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Technology IPOs face skittishness as stock market momentum slipsApr 12, 2014 7:15 am - Goodbye momentum. Technology companies had a relatively easy time marketing initial public offerings while stock markets were steadily rising: the Nasdaq 100 Index rose ...
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Microsoft goes Hollywood in Amazon-like programming pushApr 13, 2014 8:21 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft is going Hollywood with a cast including comedians Sarah Silverman and Seth Green, aspiring World Cup players and eerily human robots. All are ...
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Economists expect upbeat sales reports this weekApr 13, 2014 8:18 am - Americans flocked to car dealerships and shopping malls in March, generating the biggest gain in retail sales in more than a year, economists forecast a report to show. ...
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U.S. failed to investigate GM despite troubling dataApr 13, 2014 8:18 am - U.S. regulators looking into General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Cobalt noticed a surprising statistic: warranty claims over the car's air bags were four times higher than fo...
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On Russia, Europe too cautious for U.S.Apr 13, 2014 8:18 am - WASHINGTON - The United States is working to convince a reluctant Europe of the need to punish Russia more severely for its meddling in Ukraine while at the same time wa...
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Beef prices reach highest level since 1987Apr 13, 2014 8:18 am - LUBBOCK, Texas - The highest beef prices in almost three decades have arrived just before the start of grilling season, causing sticker shock for both consumers and rest...
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Too much of a good thing in downtown Libertyville?Apr 14, 2014 2:10 pm - Attracting visitors to their town is a dream of many local officials - but can there be a point of saturation? With all of the restaurants, parking in downtown Libertyvi...
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Navy destroyer Zumwalt christenedApr 13, 2014 8:43 am - BATH, Maine - The U.S. Navy has christened the first ship of its newest class of destroyers, a 610-foot-long warship with advanced technologies and a stealthy design tha...
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Visions of 1964 World's Fair: Some became real, some did notApr 13, 2014 8:18 am - NEW YORK - Video phone calls? Yeah, we do that. Asking computers for information? Sure, several times a day. Colonies on the moon and jet packs as a mode of everyday tra...
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