Business Stories from July 12, 2011 (Change date)
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AAR announces cash dividendJul 13, 2011 9:40 pm - Wood Dale-based AAR Corp. announced Tueday that its Board of Directors at its regularly scheduled meeting declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per share to its s...
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US Treasury: Savings bonds go digital in JanuaryJul 13, 2011 9:40 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. savings bonds, available as paper documents since 1935, are joining the digital age. They will no longer be sold as paper beginning Jan. 1, Treasury of...
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Kraft Europe executive resignsJul 13, 2011 9:40 pm - Michael A. Clarke, Executive Vice President of Kraft Foods and President, Kraft Foods Europe, is leaving the company in mid-August to take a senior executive position wi...
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Minnesota's shutdown causing problems for Chicao-based MillerCoorsJul 13, 2011 9:40 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota's state government shutdown is causing a big problem for Chicago-based brewing giant MillerCoors. The state told MillerCoors it must pull its bee...
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WH discourages GOP balanced budget amendment ideaJul 13, 2011 9:40 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House sees no need for a balanced budget amendment, an idea many Republicans are pushing as a way to force the government to balance its books. Sp...
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Walgreen Co. announces record dividendsJul 13, 2011 11:23 pm - Deerfield-based Walgreen Co. announced its quarterly dividend increased 28.6 percent, the largest quarterly dividend increase in the company's 110-year history. The nat...
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Oil up as supplies drop, Bernanke talks stimulusJul 13, 2011 10:17 am - Oil climbed above $98 per barrel Wednesday after the government said U.S. supplies fell more than expected last week. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for August ...
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Google's 2Q results to review action-packed periodJul 13, 2011 9:40 pm - SAN FRANCISO — Internet search leader Google Inc. is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings on Thursday after the stock market closes. The April-June period ma...
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Gov't agency vote to lower lead in toysJul 13, 2011 9:40 pm - WASHINGTON — The amount of lead allowed in toys and other children's products will soon be reduced to one of the lowest limits in the world. In a 3-2 vote, the Consumer ...
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IMF urges Greece to move quickly on budget cutsJul 13, 2011 9:40 pm - WASHINGTON — Greece's government must move quickly and decisively to bring its huge public debt under control, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday. The lendin...