Business Stories from July 5, 2012 (Change date)
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Vatican Posts 14.9 Million-Euro Deficit on Investment LossesJul 05, 2012 9:12 am - The Holy See, the Vatican’s central administration, reported a budget deficit of 14.9 million euros ($18.6 million) last year as the crisis in financial markets added to...
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ECB cuts key rate to new low to help economyJul 05, 2012 8:21 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank has cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to a record low of 0.75 percent to boost a eurozone economy we...
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Target’s June revenue gauge rises, but misses viewJul 05, 2012 8:22 am - Associated Press NEW YORK — Discount retailer Target Corp. says a key revenue measure rose 2.1 percent in June as shoppers spent more on food and health and beauty items...
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Walgreen agrees to acquire USA drug chain for about $438 millionJul 06, 2012 7:11 am - Deerfield-based Walgreen Co., the largest U.S. drugstore chain, agreed to buy the owner of the USA Drug chain for about $438 million, gaining stores in southern states i...
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U.S. jobless aid applications fall to 6-week lowJul 06, 2012 7:11 am - WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment aid last week fell to its lowest level since mid-May, suggesting layoffs are easing and hiring could pick up. The...
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More fun still to come with Celebrate Fox LakeJul 06, 2012 3:18 pm - Fox Lake residents will wait until the weekend to celebrate Independence Day, but the village will definitely celebrate, officials said. The annual Fox Lake Independenc...
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Japan reactor on grid; panel slams crisis responseJul 05, 2012 6:19 pm - TOKYO) — Nuclear power returned to Japan's energy mix for the first time in two months Thursday, hours before a parliamentary investigative commission blamed the governm...
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Oil near $87 ahead of Europe central bank meetingsJul 05, 2012 10:29 am - SINGAPORE — Oil fell to near $87 a barrel Thursday in Asia as investors waited for word on whether European central bankers will take measures to boost flagging economic...
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UN says global food prices down againJul 05, 2012 10:29 am - ROME — A U.N. agency says world food prices have dropped in June for a third straight month to their lowest level in nearly two years but that dry weather in recent week...
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WikiLeaks has data from 2.4 million Syrian emailsJul 05, 2012 2:28 pm - LONDON — The secret-spilling group WikiLeaks says it is in the process of publishing material from a trove of 2.4 million emails from Syria. WikiLeaks’ Sarah Harrison to...