Business Stories from August 25, 2011 (Change date)
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Apple's magic enthralls Main Street, Wall StreetAug 25, 2011 12:39 pm - SAN FRANCISCO - It's easy to forget now, but Apple's magnetism was once confined to a cult-like following of geeks seduced by the elegance and simplicity of the company'...
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Jobs exit may be ‘lease of life’ for Sony, NokiaAug 25, 2011 11:34 am - Steve Jobs shook up the electronics world for a decade with the iPod, iPhone and iPad at the expense Sony Corp., Nokia Oyj and Hewlett-Packard Co. His exit as Apple Inc....
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New rule requires union rights posters at workAug 26, 2011 6:15 am - WASHINGTON — The National Labor Relations Board has approved a new rule that requires private employers to display posters that tell workers about their right to form a ...
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Food costs to rise 3% to 4%, USDA saysAug 26, 2011 6:15 am - U.S. food prices will rise 3 percent to 4 percent in 2011, the Department of Agriculture said today in a report on its website. The USDA's forecast hasn't changed since ...
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Nokia launches its cheapest phones at $30-$35Aug 25, 2011 11:34 am - HELSINKI — Nokia has unveiled its two cheapest cellphones to date aimed at attracting users in the low end market as it fights increasing competition from Asian manufact...
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Exxon reports flares at Joliet refineryAug 25, 2011 5:20 am - Exxon Mobil Corp., the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, flared gases at its Joliet refinery in Illinois, according to a filing with regulators. The flaring t...
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Verizon strike boosts unemployment aid requestsAug 25, 2011 3:31 pm - WASHINGTON — Thousands of Verizon workers on strike pushed the number of people seeking unemployment benefits last week to its highest level in a month. But excluding t...
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Naperville’s MetroWest building soldAug 25, 2011 9:10 pm - Bixby Bridge Capital and Franklin Partners announced today that the firms have partnered to acquire 55 Shuman Blvd., a 205,000-square-foot, high-profile office building ...
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Insulin pump maker identified after hacking talkAug 26, 2011 6:15 am - SAN FRANCISCO — When Jay Radcliffe revealed three weeks ago that he’d found serious security holes in a popular type of insulin pump that diabetics wear, he kept two imp...
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Delta confirms plan to buy 100 Boeing planesAug 25, 2011 11:34 am - Delta Air Lines on Thursday confirmed its plan to buy 100 Boeing 737 jets as part of a fleet upgrade, with delivery set for 2013 to 2018. The order announced Thursday i...
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