Business Stories from July 6, 2012 (Change date)
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Obama: Economy has to grow ‘even faster’Jul 07, 2012 8:58 am - POLAND, Ohio — A sobering economic snapshot intensified the presidential campaign on Friday as President Barack Obama rolled through two vote-rich battleground states an...
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Romney blames Obama for sluggish job growthJul 06, 2012 10:53 am - WOLFEBORO, N.H. — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says the nation’s ongoing sluggish job growth is unacceptable and his policies would work better than Pre...
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Airbus said to market improved a330 to bolster range of aircraftJul 06, 2012 10:36 am - Airbus SAS will start offering an improved version of its twin-engine A330 wide-body that extends its range or payload, two people familiar with the plan said. Airbus ma...
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Amazon said to plan smartphone to vie with apple’s iPhoneJul 07, 2012 2:36 pm - Amazon.com Inc. is developing a smartphone that would vie with Apple Inc.’s iPhone and handheld devices that run Google Inc.’s Android operating system, two people with ...
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Dialysis facility opening in StreamwoodJul 09, 2012 3:05 pm - Tom Pullia spends up to 30 minutes driving to and from a dialysis facility in Schaumburg. But starting Monday, his drive will be cut to less than five minutes. “It's goi...
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U.S. payrolls rose 80,000 in June, less than forecastJul 06, 2012 8:49 pm - Employers in the U.S. hired fewer workers than forecast in June, showing the labor market is making scant progress toward reducing joblessness. Payrolls rose 80,000 last...
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AutoChina tycoon baffled by U.S. probeJul 06, 2012 11:21 am - SHANGHAI — One of China’s biggest commercial vehicle dealerships is among the dozens of Chinese companies with shares listed in the U.S. that have been targeted by short...
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Growth fears stalk markets ahead of U.S. jobs dataJul 06, 2012 11:27 am - LONDON — Concerns over the global economy weighed on markets Friday ahead of key U.S. jobs figures that often set the market tone for a week or two after their release. ...
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Exelon Corp. reduces production by Dresden 3 reactorJul 06, 2012 4:32 pm - Exelon Corp. trimmed output from the Dresden 3 reactor in Illinois to 84 percent of capacity from full power yesterday, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. T...
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Navistar to introduce new engine to meet 2010 emission standardsJul 06, 2012 2:55 pm - Lisle-based Navistar International Corp., the maker of International brand trucks, said it’s introducing a new engine to meet 2010 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency e...