Business Stories from July 7, 2012 (Change date)
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Greece turing to privatization to deal with crisisJul 08, 2012 6:47 am - ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s three-party coalition government will try to get the economy out of its deep recession by encouraging private investment and making privatizati...
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Fervent supporters putting libertarianism back into politicsJul 08, 2012 6:47 am - LAS VEGAS — To begin: This is not a story about Ron Paul. Not exactly, anyway. And yet to get where we want to go we will start at OPA!, a Greek restaurant on the edge o...
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Student loan defaults can lead to nightmare scenariosJul 08, 2012 6:47 am - Lawyers drained Linda Brice’s bank account and seized a quarter of her take-home pay, or more than $900 a month. Brice, a first-grade teacher and Coast Guard veteran, be...
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International donors to pledge $16 billion to AfghanistanJul 09, 2012 3:51 pm - International donors will pledge $16 billion in aid for Afghanistan to stabilize the country after NATO troops pull out at the end of 2014, a U.S. official said. Japanes...
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Boeing hopes for year of the Max at air showJul 09, 2012 3:51 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — A big air show is all about bragging rights. It’s where airplane makers announce large jet orders, dazzle customers with aerial displays and show off their...
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Movies, TV and yes, toys, draw fans to Comic-ConJul 08, 2012 6:47 am - LOS ANGELES — Football fans have the Super Bowl. Soccer enthusiasts have the World Cup. Cinephiles have the Academy Awards. For pop-culture lovers — the self-professed g...
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Szechwan Restaurant rising from building near-collapseJul 09, 2012 3:54 pm - Nancy Chen misses her regulars. Never did she think she would go almost a year without serving those patrons, who have become her friends, their favorite Mandarin, Canto...
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How to make sure you won’t lose all Internet access on MondayJul 09, 2012 3:51 pm - If you want to make sure you’ll still be able to use the Internet when you wake up Monday morning, go to this website right now (http://www.dcwg.org/), click “Detect,” a...
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How Google’s new tablet computer compares to othersJul 09, 2012 3:51 pm - Google Inc. said last week that it will sell its own tablet computer, the Nexus 7, based on its Android operating system. Google is the latest challenger to Apple, maker...
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Apple needs to give us something newJul 09, 2012 3:51 pm - Five years ago, after waiting in line at the Apple Store for much of the day, I finally got my hands on the first iPhone. I rushed home, plugged it into iTunes, signed m...