Business Stories from August 11, 2011 (Change date)
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U.S. stock futures rise after week of wild swingsAug 14, 2011 6:01 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. stock index futures are rising after a week of massive gains and losses on Wall Street. Shares have been swinging by hudreds of points each day as trad...
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Far fewer foreclosures in suburbs, but it's false hopeAug 12, 2011 8:58 pm - DuPage County as well as the state overall saw record decreases in foreclosures during July compared to a year ago, according to a report expected to be released today b...
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Wild stock swings? Blame the machinesAug 11, 2011 9:01 pm - NEW YORK — Support levels. Moving averages. Breakouts. That strange language is being spoken more forcefully on Wall Street these days. It is the language of technical ...
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Stick-on patch proposed for patient monitoringAug 11, 2011 2:11 pm - WASHINGTON — One day monitoring a patient’s vital signs like temperature and heart rate could be a simple as sticking on a tiny, wireless patch, sort of like a temporary...
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BC-EU--Greece-Financial Crisis, 2nd Ld-Writethru,0593 Greece: union threaten disruption campaignAug 11, 2011 2:11 pm - Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's main civil servants union on Thursday vowed to file law suits against the Socialist government over a (euro) 50 billion p...
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Efforts to calm European markets mount, but failAug 11, 2011 2:11 pm - PARIS — French bankers and officials scrambled to calm nerves on Thursday after two days of whipsaw trading that saw their banks’ market value fall and rise by billions ...
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Pelosi names final members to debt supercommitteeAug 11, 2011 2:11 pm - WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has appointed three Democrats to Congress’ new debt-reduction supercommittee, completing the 12-member panel’s roster. Th...
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Is Willow Creek Community church anti gay?Aug 12, 2011 8:58 pm - The controversial cancellation of Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz's speech at Willow Creek Community Church's annual Leadership Summit was addressed by Senior Pastor Bill H...
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Survey: Number of workers living paycheck to paycheck at pre-recession levelsAug 11, 2011 10:16 am - CHICAGO — As the U.S. keeps a close eye on the stock market, CareerBuilder’s survey shows the financial situation for some households is improving. Forty-two percent of ...
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Bank of America credit-default swaps lead surge in lender riskAug 12, 2011 9:05 am - The cost to protect against a default by U.S. banks rose and a benchmark gauge of corporate credit risk reached a 14-month high amid fear that Europe’s debt crisis will ...
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