Business Stories from October 23, 2012 (Change date)
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Apple introduces 13-inch MacBook Pro with RetinaOct 24, 2012 10:41 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple is introducing a new 13-inch MacBook Pro laptop that has a “Retina” display, with four times the resolution of the previous model. The new model...
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US may soon become world’s top oil producerOct 24, 2012 8:53 am - NEW YORK — U.S. oil output is surging so fast that the United States could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s biggest producer. Driven by high prices and new dri...
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Government to examine technology for automated carsOct 23, 2012 5:22 pm - Associated Press WASHINGTON — An Obama administration official says the government will launch a new research initiative to determine the safety and reliability of techn...
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Des Plaines-based Hartmarx owner files for Chapter 11Oct 24, 2012 3:37 pm - NEW YORK — HMX Acquisition Corp., the owner of tailored clothing brands including Hickey Freeman and Hart Schaffner Marx, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection....
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Disabled patients to benefit from Medicare changeOct 23, 2012 1:26 pm - WASHINGTON — Thousands of Medicare patients with severe chronic illnesses like Alzheimer’s would get continuing access to rehab and other services under a change agreed ...
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Court blocks Indiana’s defunding of Planned ParenthoodOct 23, 2012 12:09 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana can’t cut off funding for Planned Parenthood just because the organization provides abortions, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 7th U.S....
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Blaze destroys building at Indiana lumber businessOct 23, 2012 11:30 am - ROME CITY, Ind. — A large fire destroyed a building at a lumber company business in northeastern Indiana. The fire was reported late Monday at the Frick Lumber Co. near ...
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Sears board approves partial spinoff of Canada holdingsOct 24, 2012 9:19 am - HOFFMAN ESTATES — Sears Holdings’ board of directors approved the spinoff of a portion of its interest in Sears Canada Inc. Sears Holdings, which currently owns approxim...
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BBC boss: Corporate culture aided abuser SavileOct 23, 2012 1:26 pm - LONDON — The BBC has become the latest large institution to find itself accused of failing to stop sex abusers in its midst, with its chief acknowledging Tuesday that a ...
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Stocks sink as DuPont, Xerox, 3M scare investorsOct 24, 2012 8:53 am - NEW YORK — Nobody was expecting this round of corporate earnings reports to be great. But companies’ underwhelming results are still rattling investors. The Dow Jones in...