Business Stories from September 7, 2012 (Change date)
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Kroger profit dips as costs riseSep 07, 2012 11:43 am - NEW YORK — The Kroger Co. said Friday that its profit dipped slightly in the second quarter, as the nation’s largest traditional grocer faced higher expenses and an incr...
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Lufthansa flight attendants launch 24-hour strikeSep 10, 2012 7:04 am - BERLIN — Lufthansa canceled hundreds of flights Friday after flight attendants walked off the job at airports around the country in an escalating battle with Germany’s l...
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Oil fluctuates after disappointing jobs reportSep 07, 2012 11:46 am - NEW YORK — The price of oil fluctuated Friday as a disappointing U.S. employment report gave traders another reason to both worry about the economy and to expect the Fed...
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How big will Fed go after weak August jobs report?Sep 07, 2012 2:42 pm - WASHINGTON — Will the Federal Reserve go big next week? Some economists expect a new bond-buying program to be announced. Others aren’t so sure. Most do think the Fed wi...
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Experts warn of ‘perfect storm’ for global economySep 07, 2012 4:34 pm - CERNOBBIO, Italy — Experts and leaders gathered in Italy may disagree on the cure, but the malady seems clear: the world economy faces a “perfect storm” of risks that in...
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Completion nears for Amazon’s southern Indiana warehouseSep 07, 2012 11:20 am - JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Contractors are in the final push to complete construction of a $150 million warehouse and distribution center for Amazon.com in southern Indiana....
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Paralyzed athlete to talk to SBASep 10, 2012 7:04 am - J.J. O’Connor, whose life was forever changed after a hockey accident left him paralyzed at age 16, will speak about his path of recuperation and rediscovery of self at ...
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World markets remain reassured by ECB bond-buyingSep 07, 2012 9:05 am - LONDON — A bond-buying plan from the European Central Bank continued to buoy financial markets on Friday while worse-than-expected U.S. jobs data lifted expectations tha...
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Company says it has money for Ind. recycling plantSep 07, 2012 9:07 am - HUNTINGTON, Ind. — A company says it has lined up the money it needs to build a $350 million waste-recycling plant in northeastern Indiana. Fort Wayne-based Nature’s Fue...
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Soup’s On: Campbell Soup looks beyond iconic cansSep 10, 2012 7:04 am - If your lunch still consists of a bowl of Campbell’s tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, chances are you grew up using a typewriter. Generations of Americans have...