Business Stories from September 13, 2011 (Change date)
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H&R Block won't offer refund-backed loans in 2012Sep 14, 2011 10:55 pm - NEW YORK — H&R Block Inc. says it won't offer refund-anticipation loans during the 2012 tax season because its client base is growing and the appeal of high-cost loans i...
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International oil prices fall as demand easesSep 13, 2011 2:04 pm - NEW YORK — Drivers and businesses will use a little less fuel than previously thought this year, and that hurt international crude prices on Monday. Brent crude, which i...
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Italy confirms China talks amid bond help reportsSep 13, 2011 2:04 pm - ROME — Italy confirmed reports Tuesday that the treasury minister has met with China’s sovereign wealth fund amid speculation that Rome is looking to persuade Beijing to...
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Best Buy 2nd quarter net income dropsSep 14, 2011 3:11 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Best Buy Co. says its fiscal second-quarter net income fell 30 percent as consumers hit the pause button on buying electronics while fears about the global...
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Jimmy's Place in Arlington Hts. closed over taxesSep 14, 2011 3:11 pm - Jimmy's Place, an icon in Arlington Heights for more than 50 years, is closed. A notice from the Illinois Department of Revenue attached to the restaurant at 640 W. Nor...
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1 dead, 4 hurt in French nuclear explosionSep 14, 2011 5:44 pm - PARIS — A nuclear waste site in southern France had an explosion Monday that killed one person, seriously burned another and slightly injured three others, France's nuc...
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Schaumburg business leaders talk about volunteerismSep 14, 2011 3:11 pm - Volunteers, like corporate America, are forced to do “more with less,” Christine Smith, chief operating officer of HandsOn Suburban Chicago, told business leaders at tod...
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James Murdoch faces second grilling in ParliamentSep 14, 2011 3:11 pm - James Murdoch will be recalled for a second grilling before Britain’s Parliament, a senior lawmaker investigating the tabloid phone hacking scandal said Tuesday. The ann...
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VeloCom deploys Tellabs SmartCore 9100 seriesSep 14, 2011 7:37 am - PRNewswire NAPERVILLE — VeloCom, a mobile service provider in Buenos Aires, Argentina, selected the Tellabs SmartCore 9100 series to support its WiMAX wireless network. ...
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Lawmakers on exchange panel get insurance fundsSep 14, 2011 3:11 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The insurance industry is handing out campaign cash to Illinois lawmakers who will play pivotal roles in setting up Illinois’ health-benefits exchange. Dem...
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