Business Stories from September 12, 2012 (Change date)
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Hobby Lobby sues over morning-after pill coverageSep 13, 2012 12:00 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY — Christian-oriented Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging a mandate in the nation’s health care overhaul law that requires...
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Lawmakers: 'Tough decisions' ahead to fix state's financesSep 14, 2012 7:58 am - Illinois continues to be an ideal state for business, but the failure of lawmakers to act on its deepening fiscal problems threatens that robust climate. That was the co...
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New iPhone thinner, lighterSep 13, 2012 12:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Apple on Wednesday revealed that the new iPhone 5 will be in stores in the U.S. and several other countries on Sept. 21. The other launch countries are A...
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NW Healthcare to add facilities, cut jobsSep 13, 2012 1:50 pm - Northwest Community to open four new sites but cut 110 jobs
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Expectations high for major Fed action ThursdaySep 13, 2012 6:44 am - WASHINGTON — If the world’s investors are right, the Federal Reserve is about to take a bold new step to try to invigorate the U.S. economy. And many expect the Fed to u...
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Oil drops after supply report; gas up to $3.86Sep 12, 2012 11:23 am - The price of oil is falling after the government said U.S. supplies of oil rose last week. Benchmark oil fell 11 cents Wednesday to $97.06 per barrel in New York. The s...
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Gas prices hit $8 in NJ, Pa. in Lukoil protestSep 12, 2012 4:15 pm - SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — More than 50 Lukoil gas stations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania were jacking up prices to more than $8 a gallon Wednesday to protest what they s...
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U.S. stocks rise after EU bailout hurdle clearedSep 12, 2012 4:15 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks edged up in early trading Wednesday, after Germany’s high court cleared the way for the country to participate in a European rescue fund. The Dow...
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U.S. poverty rate unchanged; record numbers persistSep 12, 2012 4:15 pm - WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau reports the number of Americans in poverty stood at 15 percent in 2011. About 46.2 million people, or nearly 1 in 6, were in poverty. That...
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U.S. wholesale stockpiles up in July but sales fellSep 12, 2012 11:23 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesalers increased their stockpiles in July from June, but sales fell for a third straight month. Declining sales could force companies to cut inven...