Business Stories from August 11, 2012 (Change date)
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Work advice: Is her career being mommy-tracked?Aug 12, 2012 4:02 pm - Editor’s note: Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers. Q: I have been an...
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Seeking hardier breeds for drought, climate changeAug 13, 2012 7:37 am - DES MOINES, Iowa — Cattle are being bred with genes from their African cousins who are accustomed to hot weather. New corn varieties are emerging with larger roots for g...
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Microloans meeting credit needs for entrepreneursAug 13, 2012 7:37 am - MIAMI — Do an Internet search for microcredit, and images of colorfully dressed women in Africa, South Asia and Central America pop up. But the international trend that ...
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Key considerations in getting a reverse mortgageAug 13, 2012 7:37 am - LOS ANGELES — Reverse mortgages represent an alluring proposition for seniors: Stay in your own home while the bank pays you either a lump sum or a stream of payments to...
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America: a patchwork of potato chip varietiesAug 13, 2012 7:37 am - You say potato, I say pot-ah-toe ... chip. And that’s just the start of it. Though thin and flat may be the national standard — and best-selling variety — of this ubiqui...
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Niagara Falls takes broad approach to draw peopleAug 13, 2012 7:37 am - NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — In recent years, Niagara Falls has thrown open its doors to casino gambling, gay weddings and a tightrope walk that, until laws were relaxed, would...
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Japanese company tries ‘Englishization’Aug 13, 2012 7:37 am - TOKYO — Japanese billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani decided two years ago that the employees at his company, Rakuten Inc., should work almost entirely in English. The idea, he...
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Some consumer stocks thriving despite dour moodAug 13, 2012 7:37 am - BOSTON — Anxiety persists three years after the recession officially ended. Consumer confidence remains well below the level that would suggest a healthy economy. The jo...
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More billionaires join asteroid mining ventureAug 14, 2012 12:03 pm - LONDON — Planetary Resources, an asteroid-mining venture backed by Google executives, says it has added more billionaire investors and is nearing a partnership agreement...
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World’s richest gain $7 billion as Buffett reclaims 3rd placeAug 14, 2012 12:03 pm - The 40 richest people on the planet added $7.2 billion to their collective net worth this week as Warren Buffett and Amancio Ortega dueled for the title of world’s third...
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