Business Stories from September 18, 2012 (Change date)
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Alpha closing 8 mines, cutting 1,200 jobs in allSep 18, 2012 1:16 pm - MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources said Tuesday it’s cutting production by 16 million tons and eliminating 1,200 jobs companywide, including 400 w...
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Indexes down after FedEx gives a glum outlookSep 19, 2012 7:18 am - Glum economic news from FedEx left stocks mixed on Tuesday. The Dow Jones industrial average posted a slight gain, but other indexes fell. Declining stocks outnumbered t...
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Apple shares hit $700 for first timeSep 19, 2012 1:10 pm - NEW YORK — Apple’s stock reached $700 for the first time on Tuesday, the day after it announced that orders for its iPhone 5 topped 2 million in the first 24 hours. The ...
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Broadest US trade deficit fell in Q2 to $117.4 billionSep 18, 2012 1:16 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. current account trade deficit narrowed in the April-June period, pushed lower by an increase in American exports and cheaper oil imports. The Comme...
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U.S. homebuilder confidence surges to 6-year highSep 18, 2012 1:16 pm - LOS ANGELES — Confidence among U.S. homebuilders rose this month to its highest level in six years and many expect the housing recovery will strengthen in the next six m...
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CNH Global CFO resignsSep 18, 2012 1:16 pm - Agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer CNH Global N.V. in Burr Ridge said Chief Financial Officer Camillo Rossotto will resign on December 31 to pursue oth...
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Nanotechnology textbook available on AmazonSep 18, 2012 1:16 pm - Skokie-based NanoProfessor‘s textbook, “Introduction to Nanoscale Science and Technology,” is now available for purchase on Amazon.com. The textbook has been written spe...
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Sony Bank implements Vasco’s authentication technologySep 18, 2012 1:16 pm - Oakbrook Terrace-based Sony Bank Incorporated said it has implemented Vasco Data Security International’s Digipass and Vacman authentication technology to enhance the se...
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Ameren pledges to hire 200 veterans in 5 yearsSep 19, 2012 7:18 am - ST. LOUIS — Ameren Corp. says it’s proud that more than 600 of its 9,300 workers in Illinois and Missouri once were in the armed forces. And the utility hopes to increas...
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German watchdog warns of Internet Explorer breachSep 19, 2012 7:18 am - BERLIN — The German government agency overseeing IT safety is warning of a security breach in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and recommending people use other browsers un...