Business Stories from September 27, 2012 (Change date)
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Jobless rates fall in August around IllinoisSep 28, 2012 7:56 am - CHICAGO — The state Department of Employment Security says the unemployment rate fell in August in all but one of Illinois’ dozen metro areas. The monthly metro unemploy...
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Maker of Japan’s bullet train chosen for U.S. rail carsSep 27, 2012 7:26 pm - The company that makes Japan’s bullet train cars has been selected to manufacture a fleet of next-generation passenger cars for Amtrak rail corridors in the Midwest and ...
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Economic data looks better on closer inspectionSep 28, 2012 7:56 am - WASHINGTON — At first glance, a batch of U.S. economic data released Thursday looked dispiriting. Companies slashed orders for factory goods. The government cut its most...
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Geithner urges regulators to press SEC on money-market overhaulSep 27, 2012 6:36 pm - Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner urged a council of regulators to recommend that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission tighten rules on money- market mutual ...
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Russian TV host gets $2 million back from governmentSep 28, 2012 7:56 am - MOSCOW — A glamorous Russian TV host who has emerged as a face of anti-Kremlin protests has won an unlikely victory in her battle against the government by seeing the re...
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Discover shares soar as profit beats estimatesSep 27, 2012 6:36 pm - Discover Financial Services gained the most in more than a year after the credit-card lender posted a fiscal third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates on fewer ...
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World’s biggest Ferris wheel to anchor Staten Island complexSep 27, 2012 10:11 pm - The world’s largest Ferris wheel will be part of an almost $500 million development on Staten Island that will also feature an outlet mall and hotel next to an existing ...
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Bayer, Onyx win FDA approval for cancer drugSep 27, 2012 5:24 pm - WASHINGTON — Bayer, Germany’s largest drugmaker, and Onyx Pharmaceuticals won regulatory approval Thursday for an advanced-colorectal cancer drug for patients whose dise...
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Renoir up for auction allegedly stolen from Baltimore museumSep 27, 2012 3:56 pm - WASHINGTON — The highly anticipated auction of a painting believed to be a Renoir and purchased for $7 at a West Virginia flea market has been canceled, after evidence s...
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Pastors protest Hobby Lobby birth control fightSep 28, 2012 7:56 am - OKLAHOMA CITY — A coalition of liberal Christian groups has come out against Hobby Lobby’s lawsuit challenging federal health care guidelines that require companies to p...
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