Business Stories from October 8, 2012 (Change date)
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California gas prices hit all-time highOct 09, 2012 7:38 am - LOS ANGELES — The statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in California rose to an all-time high Monday, the third record-setting day in a row that is p...
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Wal-Mart, Amex team up for new cardOct 09, 2012 7:38 am - NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and American Express are rolling out a prepaid card that they say offers unique services designed to help customer manage and control the...
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McDonald’s backs out of sixth Naperville locationOct 09, 2012 12:52 pm - McDonald’s has pulled the plug on much-scrutinized plans for what would have been its sixth Naperville restaurant, this one targeted for downtown. Developers had hoped t...
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GM hiring 1,500 for computer center near DetroitOct 09, 2012 7:38 am - DETROIT — General Motors plans to hire up to 1,500 workers to staff a new computer technology center outside Detroit. It is part of a move to bring 90 percent of inform...
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The Tampa Tribune sold to private equity firmOct 09, 2012 8:11 am - TAMPA, Fla. — A private equity investment group has bought The Tampa Tribune newspaper from Media General Inc. for $9.5 million, the newspaper reported Monday. The Tribu...
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Feinstein wants investigation of Calif. gas pricesOct 09, 2012 8:11 am - LOS ANGELES — Sen. Dianne Feinstein has called for a federal investigation into gas prices in California because she doesn’t think they are related to supply and demand....
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Asia stocks down as global growth woes intensifyOct 08, 2012 1:17 pm - BANGKOK — Asian stocks fell Monday as Europe’s debt crisis continued to roil markets and the World Bank cut its growth forecasts for Asia. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.7...
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Freeze, drought take bite out of fall tourismOct 09, 2012 7:38 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Devastating spring freezes and a historic drought have stripped some charm from rustic fall destinations, leaving some corn too short to create mazes, orc...
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YouTube takes original programming venture abroadOct 09, 2012 8:11 am - LONDON — YouTube is taking its original programming venture to Europe, announcing a slew of new partnerships aimed at internationalizing its array of tailor-made videos ...
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U.S. panel: China tech giants pose security threatOct 09, 2012 7:38 am - WASHINGTON — American companies should avoid doing business with China’s two leading technology firms because they pose a national security threat to the United States, ...