Business Stories from November 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Career coach: Collaboration among competitors can be usefulNov 05, 2012 6:48 am - Greetings from Paris, where my colleague, Rob Sheehan, and I presented a session at the International Executive MBA Conference on what the University of Maryland's Rober...
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Worker: Japan nuke crisis crew not told of dangerNov 05, 2012 6:48 am - IWAKI, Japan — The operator of a Japanese nuclear plant that went into a tsunami-triggered meltdown knew the risks from highly radioactive water at the site but sent in ...
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Layoffs, perks, labor costs trap French governmentNov 05, 2012 6:48 am - PARIS — The 35-hour workweek? Untouchable. The social safety net? Untrimmable. So how on earth can France's Socialist government keep its promise to make this country, ...
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Work advice: When should a worker drop the d-bomb?Nov 05, 2012 6:48 am - Q: My company has a policy that, after so many years, your salary should be at midlevel on its salary charts. I'm now past that point. I've earned excellent reviews, hav...
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24/7 Egypt resists push to shut down, sleepNov 04, 2012 11:50 am - Egypt's capital prides itself on being city that never sleeps, with crowds filling cafes and shops open into till the small hours. So, the government is facing a backlas...
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Truck driver jobs hard to fill even in bad economyNov 05, 2012 6:48 am - SAVANNAH, Ga. — Tribe Transportation is a growing company that just added 10 new trucks to its tractor-trailer fleet. The problem has been hiring people to drive them. S...
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Pot town pushes back against industrial growersNov 04, 2012 3:15 pm - ARCATA, Calif. — Happily isolated on California’s remote Humboldt County coast, Arcata has long made room in its heart for marijuana, whether grown illegally in the back...
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New Yorkers seek ways to helpNov 07, 2012 6:30 am - NEW YORK — Normally on a Saturday morning, Erica Siegel, a 33-year-old real estate agent, would be working or taking a run. But this weekend found her packing rolls of t...
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Regulators close Citizens First National BankNov 05, 2012 4:38 am - Federal regulators closed Citizens First National Bank, which has branches in Aurora, Plainfield, Huntley and Hampshire, government officials said Saturday. The Princeto...
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Coast struggles with lack of fuelNov 07, 2012 6:30 am - NEW YORK — The lights went back on Saturday in lower Manhattan, prompting screams of sweet relief from residents who’d been plunged into darkness for nearly five days by...
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