Business Stories from August 5, 2011 (Change date)
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Dunkin' Donuts eyes Europe, afternoon pick-me-upsAug 05, 2011 11:16 pm - NEW YORK — Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., which reported flat earnings on Wednesday after becoming a public company a week earlier, said it plans to rejuvenate the strugglin...
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Should parents let kids have cellphones?Aug 07, 2011 9:28 am - One of the more vexing questions during back-to-school-shopping season is whether to buy a cellphone. It's a hard question to answer personally and a hard one for parent...
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Lawsuit: Batavia Wendy's served contaminated bunsAug 06, 2011 12:57 am - A Hinckley man has sued the Wendy's in Batavia, claiming he got sick after he was served a hamburger bun that was contaminated by chemicals from a fire at a different We...
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Oil falls as investors focus on weak economyAug 05, 2011 1:31 pm - NEW YORK — Oil dropped nearly 2 percent Friday as investors shrugged off U.S. job gains and focused on lingering concerns about the global economy. Benchmark West Texas ...
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Chicago Freight Car Leasing names Cleator vice president of sales and marketingAug 06, 2011 6:38 am - PRNewswire ROSEMONT — Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co. named Robert “Bob” Cleator as vice president of sales and marketing. Cleator will succeed Paul Deasy, who was rec...
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Italy to balance budget a year earlyAug 05, 2011 1:42 pm - ROME (AP) — Italy pledged to work for a constitutional amendment requiring the government to balance its budget, as Rome feverishly tries to assure domestic and foreign ...
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Senate approves bill to end partial FAA shutdownAug 05, 2011 1:42 pm - Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate approved legislation Friday ending a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, clearing the way for thou...
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A.M. Castle executive retiresAug 06, 2011 6:38 am - PRNewswire OAK BROOK — A. M. Castle & Co. announced Steve Hooks will be retiring as president of Castle Metals and Castle Metal Plates, effective March 2012. Hooks worke...
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Nigeria nationalizes 3 banks in corruption probeAug 05, 2011 1:42 pm - Nigeria nationalizes 3 banks in corruption probe ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Financial regulators in Nigeria say they have nationalized three banks that have been embroiled in...
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Perus’s Castilla says crisis in northern hemisphere, not southAug 05, 2011 1:59 pm - Peruvian Finance Minister Miguel Castilla said that the economic crisis is in the Northern Hemisphere, not the Southern Hemisphere. Castilla, speaking at a regional meet...
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