Business Stories from June 22, 2012 (Change date)
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Olive Garden, Red Lobster strain for turnaroundJun 22, 2012 7:09 pm - NEW YORK — Darden Restaurants Inc. is struggling to revive sales at its flagship Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants. A key sales figure fell at the chains during t...
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Deadly bird flu may be five steps from pandemicJun 22, 2012 9:41 am - Five genetic tweaks made a deadly strain of bird flu that can infect humans spread more easily, according to a study that the U.S. government had first sought to censor ...
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American lowers savings sought from pilots, some TWU groupsJun 22, 2012 9:42 am - American Airlines has reduced to $315 million from $370 million the amount of concessions sought from its pilots union to help reach an agreement, a spokesman for the ba...
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Camping World acquires Lee's RV in Oklahoma CityJun 22, 2012 4:21 pm - Lincolnshire-based Camping World said it will acquiree Lee's RV Superstore, a dealership in the Oklahoma City area. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. The loca...
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Feds probe engine stalling in Chrysler 200Jun 24, 2012 7:26 am - DETROIT — Federal safety regulators are investigating complaints about engine stalling in some Chrysler 200 midsize sedans. The probe includes about 87,000 of the cars f...
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Internet group picks little-known executive as CEOJun 22, 2012 6:15 pm - NEW YORK — A businessman with experience in building consensus will be the next CEO of the Internet agency in charge of contentious policies surrounding Internet address...
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U.S. futures rise, buck global market trendJun 22, 2012 9:42 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures bucked a sell-off on global markets Friday and banks were among the biggest gainers. Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 60 points t...
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Schilling: Company crash cost me baseball fortuneJun 22, 2012 5:10 pm - BOSTON — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says the collapse of his 38 Studios video game company has probably cost him his entire baseball fortune, and he pu...
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Feds probe Ford Explorer power steering problemsJun 22, 2012 1:01 pm - DETROIT — Federal safety investigators are looking into complaints that the power steering can fail on 2011 Ford Explorer SUVs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Admin...
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Microsoft's Surface tablet said to be wi-fi onlyJun 23, 2012 4:03 pm - Microsoft Corp.'s Surface tablet computer, unveiled this week to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPad, will initially go on sale without a connection to mobile-phone networks,...