Business Stories from August 8, 2011 (Change date)
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Plunge on Wall Street threatens to spook consumersAug 09, 2011 11:31 am - WASHINGTON — It's the last thing a nervous consumer and a fragile economy needed: a confidence-killing nosedive on Wall Street. Americans struggling with lean wages, job...
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Dish Network 2Q profit rises, subscribers fallAug 10, 2011 2:00 pm - ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Dish Network Corp.'s second-quarter net income climbed 30 percent, but its net subscribers declined partly because of rival's discounts. To remain com...
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Apollo Global shares slip on 2Q net lossAug 10, 2011 2:00 pm - NEW YORK — Investment company Apollo Global Management LLC said Tuesday its net loss improved from a year ago as revenue soared from interest income and a 14 percent inc...
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Dow rallies after Fed statement, up 429 pointsAug 09, 2011 3:43 pm - Stocks are rising at the closing of trading after the Federal Reserve said it has discussed policy moves it can make to spur the economy. The Fed also said growth has be...
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US credit downgrade causes uncertainty in Ill.Aug 10, 2011 5:46 am - SPRINGFIELD — The downgrade in the nation's credit rating has some Illinois financial officials bracing for a negative impact on the state. They say it could mean lower ...
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OSHA cites Illinois company over trench safetyAug 10, 2011 2:00 pm - The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an Oregon, Ill., excavating company for allegedly failing to protect workers from trench cave-ins. The a...
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Waterway operators meet on Asian carpAug 10, 2011 2:00 pm - More than a dozen waterway operators met with the new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander in Chicago to express concern the migration of Asian carp could force a clo...
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Quinn expands economic development in Quad CitiesAug 09, 2011 7:13 am - The Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority is getting bigger. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation to increase the geographic area covered by the auth...
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Disney 3Q beats Street on ESPN, theme parks growthAug 10, 2011 2:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that its net income in the latest quarter rose 11 percent as growth at ESPN, its theme parks and consumer products busines...
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Tyson 3Q profits drop 21 percentAug 09, 2011 10:38 pm - SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- Tyson Foods Inc. said Monday that its profit fell 21 percent for its third fiscal quarter as higher grain costs offset rising sales. Expensive grain ...
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