Business Stories from August 6, 2012 (Change date)
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Governors aside, feds building health care marketsAug 07, 2012 7:21 am - WASHINGTON — Republican governors who’ve balked at creating new private insurance markets under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul may end up getting stuck wi...
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Gibson Guitar acknowledges exotic wood violationAug 07, 2012 7:21 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Federal prosecutors say a deal has been reached to drop the criminal case against Gibson Guitar Corp. after the instrument maker acknowledged its exot...
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Spyker sues GM over failed Saab takeoverAug 07, 2012 7:21 am - AMSTERDAM — Spyker Cars NV, the tiny Dutch company that bought Swedish carmaker Saab from General Motors Co. for $74 million in 2010, said Monday it is suing GM for $3 b...
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Treasury to receive $750M more from AIG stock saleAug 07, 2012 5:27 am - WASHINGTON — The government says it expects to receive $750 million from the latest sale of stock held in American International Group. The sales are part of an effort t...
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Best Buy founder offers to buy co, take it privateAug 07, 2012 7:21 am - NEW YORK — Best Buy’s co-founder is looking to make a buy of his own, offering to take the electronics seller private only months after leaving as the company’s chairman...
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Europe’s Debt Crisis Reducing Access to Capital, Gigaba Says c.2012 Bloomberg NewsAug 06, 2012 7:30 am - Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Europe’s debt crisis is reducing demand for goods from emerging markets and cutting access to capital, South Africa’s Public Enterprises Minister M...
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Aging baby boomers face home health care challengeAug 06, 2012 4:46 pm - CLEVELAND — For the past three years, Taura Tate's mornings have revolved around caring for a woman who suffers from the effects of a stroke and diabetes. She cooks her...
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Southwest pays refunds after computer glitchAug 07, 2012 2:06 pm - DALLAS — Southwest Airlines said Sunday it has begun filing refunds to customers who were accidentally billed multiple times for a single flight, after a half-price onli...
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Report: Several companies to expand in NW IndianaAug 07, 2012 7:21 am - MUNSTER, Ind. — A report says northwestern Indiana economic development officials are working with up to 10 companies that may open or expand operations in the region in...
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Qantas suspends pilot for exceeding alcohol limitAug 06, 2012 1:17 pm - CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s air safety regulator says Qantas Airways Ltd. has suspended a pilot for attempting to fly while under the influence of alcohol. Civil A...