Business Stories from July 19, 2011 (Change date)
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Oil rises above $98 after U.S. crude supply dropJul 20, 2011 9:01 am - SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose to above $98 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed U.S. crude supplies dropped more than expected, a sign that demand may be impro...
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Abbott Labs 2Q profit jumps on tax benefitJul 20, 2011 9:00 am - Drug and medical device maker Abbott Laboratories says its second-quarter profit jumped 48 percent on lower expenses and a one-time tax benefit. The Libertyvilled Towns...
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Naperville's Nalco sold for around $5.4 billionJul 21, 2011 2:09 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. — Cleaning and pest-control services company Ecolab Inc. is buying the water treatment company Nalco Holding Co., based in Naperville, for about $5.4 bil...
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Apple results strong; record iPhone, iPad salesJul 20, 2011 8:59 am - NEW YORK — Apple Inc.'s results trumped expectations for yet another quarter, with iPhone and iPad sales setting new records. Its stock surged $19.85, or 5.3 percent, to...
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U.S. stock futures up with a new batch of earningsJul 20, 2011 7:19 am - NEW YORK — Stock futures are heading higher a day after the Dow Jones industrial average posted its largest gains this year. Apple is up 5 percent in premarket trading W...
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American orders 460 new planes from Boeing, AirbusJul 20, 2011 5:09 pm - FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines is buying at least 460 new planes over the next five years and splitting the order between Chicago-based Boeing and Airbus. America...
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Aurora Roundhouse owners close to purchasing home for warehouseJul 21, 2011 5:58 am - The new owners of the Roundhouse in Aurora are finalizing their purchase of an Aurora home for their beer distribution warehouse — and an agreement the city council appr...
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Business groups complain about Illinois taxesJul 20, 2011 2:21 pm - Business groups vented to Illinois lawmakers Tuesday about taxes in the first of four legislative hearings to examine the state’s tax structure after some major employer...
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Stocks rebound on earnings, debt-limit proposalJul 20, 2011 5:57 am - NEW YORK — Strong profits and a bipartisan plan to lift the U.S. debt limit drove a stock market rebound Tuesday. Stock indexes rose after Coca-Cola, IBM and other compa...
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Judge hearing Google book case grows impatientJul 21, 2011 2:09 pm - NEW YORK — A judge warned lawyers for authors and publishers and Google Tuesday that he will decide whether snippets of books can be sold online without the permission o...
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