Business Stories from October 10, 2012 (Change date)
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Wal-Mart to accelerate small store growthOct 10, 2012 5:34 pm - NEW YORK — Wal-Mart is accelerating the expansion of small stores, particularly its Neighborhood Market stores, as it looks to compete with a variety of rivals from doll...
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Yum Brands upbeat about China divisionOct 10, 2012 11:59 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The owner of the Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC chains predicted Wednesday its fast-growing China business will serve up another round of strong profit g...
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Political objections derail European aerospace dealOct 11, 2012 1:54 pm - LONDON — A deal to create a European defense and aerospace giant to rival Boeing Co. collapsed Wednesday when BAE Systems and EADS NV called off merger talks in the fac...
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Dow falls 128, with Chevron and Alcoa leading wayOct 10, 2012 6:48 pm - NEW YORK — Downbeat reports from Alcoa and Chevron at the start of corporate earnings season pulled stock indexes lower for a third straight day Wednesday. The Dow Jones...
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Huge window switch recall hampers Toyota comebackOct 11, 2012 6:49 am - DETROIT — The largest recall in Toyota's 75-year history could undermine the carmaker's comeback from natural disasters and embarrassing safety problems. The company on ...
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Heating costs to rise this winter as cold returnsOct 11, 2012 1:54 pm - NEW YORK — Americans will pay more to heat their homes this winter as they feel something they didn't feel much of last year: cold. Prices for natural gas, heating oil ...
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Deal reported for new Woodfield investorsOct 12, 2012 10:33 am - Sacramento, Calif.-based California Public Employees’ Retirement System has agreed to invest more than $500 million for a 50-percent stake in Woodfield Mall in Schaumbur...
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SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at space stationOct 11, 2012 6:49 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private company successfully delivered a half-ton of supplies to the International Space Station early Wednesday, the first official shipment un...
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Costco profit tops analysts’ estimates as prices drive trafficOct 10, 2012 4:44 pm - Net income in the quarter ended Aug. 31 rose 27 percent to $609 million, or $1.39 a share, from $478 million, or $1.08, a year earlier, the Issaquah, Washington-based co...
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Caribbean cruises leave wave of bitter merchantsOct 10, 2012 6:08 pm - FALMOUTH, Jamaica — Tourists emerge by the hundreds from a towering, 16-deck megaship docked at the Caribbean’s newest cruise port. They squint in the glare of the Jamai...