Business Stories from August 25, 2012 (Change date)
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American consumers with fewer babies limit spendingAug 27, 2012 4:27 pm - Debra Mollen, 41, a psychology professor in Denton, Texas, said she and her husband don't plan to have children as they strive to pay down their mortgage and save for re...
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The mystery of lobster market priceAug 27, 2012 6:26 am - STONINGTON, Maine — The Fisherman’s Friend in what passes for downtown Stonington, Maine, is ideally situated for a summertime lobster dinner. The town, at the southern ...
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Apple’s victory could mean fewer phone optionsAug 26, 2012 7:16 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple Inc.’s $1 billion legal victory could mean fewer smartphone options for consumers to choose from, analysts said. A federal jury’s verdict Friday...
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Some fashions just won’t flyAug 26, 2012 7:24 am - DALLAS — Airlines give many reasons for refusing to let you board, but none stir as much debate as this: How you’re dressed. A woman flying from Las Vegas on Southwest t...
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Smart meter movement stirs rowdy debateAug 27, 2012 5:03 am - DALLAS — Thelma Taormina keeps a pistol at her Houston-area home to protect against intruders. But one of the last times she used it, she said, was to run off a persiste...
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Dredge operators fight to keep Mississippi openAug 26, 2012 7:24 am - GREENVILLE, Miss. — Another day, another sandbar to clear on the clogged Mississippi River. It’s a routine that’s settled in as the drought in the nation’s central state...
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Chinese turn to microblogs for donationsAug 27, 2012 5:03 am - BEIJING — Nine months after Ma Chunhua’s baby was born, bruises began appearing all over the daughter’s tiny frame. When doctors this spring diagnosed it as leukemia, Ma...
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Barnes & Noble falls after second consecutive Nook sales dropAug 27, 2012 5:03 am - Barnes & Noble Inc., the U.S. bookstore chain working to navigate a shift to digital content, fell after posting a second straight quarterly sales decline in Nook device...
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Web designers should forget the desktopAug 26, 2012 10:57 pm - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Every morning I wake up too early, reach for my iPad, and scan the morning’s tech headlines. This is a pathetic enough existence, but the websites I ...
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Twitter stomping on potential competitorsAug 27, 2012 6:15 am - Nothing says “We’re ready to compete with Mark Zuckerberg” like smushing legions of seemingly friendly collaborators beneath your feet to prevent them from becoming comp...