Business Stories from July 26, 2011 (Change date)
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Durable goods orders fall 2.1 percent in JuneJul 28, 2011 7:12 am - WASHINGTON — Businesses cut back on orders for aircraft, autos, heavy machinery and computers in June, sending demand for long-lasting manufactured goods lower for the s...
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Stock futures mixed as debt stalemate continuesJul 27, 2011 9:42 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are mixed as lawmakers remain at odds over how to avoid a debt default. House Speaker John Boehner had planned to hold a vote on his debt-l...
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Sleep with your iPhone? You're not aloneJul 27, 2011 1:59 pm - NEW YORK — You gave it a pet name. It knows more about you than your mother does. Sometimes you even sleep with it. In fact, you're so attached to it that being separate...
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Lockheed Martin 2Q profit falls 10 percentJul 26, 2011 2:10 pm - BETHESDA, Md. — Lockheed Martin Corp. says its second-quarter profit dropped 10 percent, burdened by a charge tied to some job cuts and a pension adjustment. But its res...
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Fidelity National jumps after profit beats esimatesJul 26, 2011 12:11 pm - Fidelity National Financial Inc., the largest U.S. title insurer, climbed the most in a year after profit beat analysts’ estimates on a rebound in sales to commercial re...
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Chrysler reports 2Q loss due to bailout repaymentJul 26, 2011 4:35 pm - DETROIT -- Chrysler retreated to a loss for the second quarter, but only because the expense of shedding its government debt erased what would have been a modest profit....
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Walmart offers video streaming on websiteJul 27, 2011 1:59 pm - NEW YORK — Now playing: Movies at Walmart.com. The world’s largest retailer on Tuesday started streaming many movies the same day they come out on DVD, in a second bid ...
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Mexico sells 7 billion pesos on 1-yeear Cetes at auctionJul 26, 2011 12:11 pm - Mexico sold all 7 billion pesos of the one-year Cetes it offered at auction today, the central bank said on its website. The government sold 5.5 billion pesos of 28-day ...
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Tellabs losses lead to 330 job cutsJul 27, 2011 2:35 pm - Tellabs Inc., a global company that makes equipment for the telecommunications industry, said Tuesday it plans to cut 330 workers, or about 10 percent of its staff, incl...
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Boehner, Reid giving ground in debt standoffJul 27, 2011 11:29 pm - WASHINGTON — With just a week to go before a potentially ruinous U.S. government default, the partisan war over raising the federal debt ceiling ground on in Washington ...
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