Business Stories from October 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Interest-rate forecaster: Economic freedom is essentialOct 05, 2012 6:54 am - Robert Genetski, one of the nation’s premier interest-rate forecasters, believes that additional economic freedom is essential in repairing the economy. Genetski, known ...
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U.S. unemployment aid applications rise to 367,000Oct 05, 2012 6:57 am - WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 367,000, a level consistent with only modest hiring. Weekly applications...
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Hundreds seen at risk in meningitis outbreakOct 04, 2012 8:51 pm - NEW YORK — The potential scope of the meningitis outbreak that has killed at least five people widened dramatically Thursday as health officials warned that hundreds, pe...
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Facebook tops 1 billion usersOct 05, 2012 6:54 am - NEW YORK — More than a billion people now log into Facebook each month to check up on old friends, tag photos of new ones and post about politics, religion, cats or what...
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Newsmakers: More partnerships needed to bridge manufacturing jobs gapOct 05, 2012 6:54 am - Experts say manufacturers, schools need to work together to create skilled workers
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Social media renders rapid judgment on debateOct 05, 2012 4:56 pm - WASHINGTON — Big Bird is endangered. Jim Lehrer lost control. And Mitt Romney crushed President Barack Obama. Those were the judgments rendered across Twitter and Faceb...
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Mortgage rates for 30-year U.S. Loans fall to record-low 3.36%Oct 04, 2012 10:58 pm - Rates for 30-year U.S. mortgages declined to a record low for the second straight week, extending a drop in borrowing costs after applications for home loans jumped to a...
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Factory orders fall on sharp decline in aircraftOct 05, 2012 5:19 am - WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories fell in August, mostly because of a sharp drop in volatile aircraft orders. The decline offset an increase in orders that reflect c...
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Arlington firm ‘marries’ technologies to create products for clientsOct 05, 2012 6:35 am - Arlington Heights-based Fusion92 may have started as a marketing and advertising firm, but its work with technology companies has rubbed off on it. Earlier this year, it...
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HP’s outlook disillusions investorsOct 04, 2012 11:14 am - Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Meg Whitman told analysts Wednesday that things are going to get worse before they get better at the ailing Silicon Valley pioneer. Management ex...