Business Stories from November 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Small banks feel squeezed in home loansNov 18, 2012 3:04 pm - WASHINGTON — Community banks say they may be pushed out of the residential mortgage market, leaving it in the hands of a few lending giants, because of an effort by glob...
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Dividend investors face a tangled year-end tax webNov 19, 2012 6:30 am - BOSTON — What if one of your key sources of income were taxed at three times the rate you pay now? That’s a realistic possibility next year for high-income investors who...
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Work Advice: Is there a grown-up in the office?Nov 19, 2012 6:30 am - Q: I’m two years into my first job since college. In the past I’ve had trouble managing stress, but I thought I got along well with everyone. Recently, while picking up ...
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Former Norwegian consul, an Arlington Hts. resident, lived historyNov 19, 2012 4:45 am - Customers of Per Bye Ohrstrom didn’t need a contract. “He was always a man of his word — his handshake was better than a contract,” son Lars Ohrstrom said. Family member...
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‘Devil wives’ eschew Japanese traditionNov 18, 2012 9:12 pm - TOKYO — To resume work after the birth of her first child, Terue Suzuki moved back to her family home on weekdays to get help with baby-care, leaving her husband in the ...
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Crave a Twinkie? The price is going up fastNov 18, 2012 6:36 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Twinkies are being sold on the Internet like exquisite delicacies. Hours after Twinkie-maker Hostess announced its plans to close its doors forever, peop...
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Who will buy Hostess brands?Nov 18, 2012 6:36 am - Hostess Brands Inc., the bankrupt baker of Twinkies and Wonder bread, may attract bids for its brands from rival Flowers Foods Inc. and private equity firm C. Dean Metro...
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Is giant reed a ‘miracle plant’ or the next kudzu?Nov 19, 2012 10:13 am - OXFORD, N.C. — It’s fast-growing and drought-tolerant, producing tons of biomass per acre. It thrives even in poor soil and is a self-propagating perennial, so it requir...
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Curbside foam recycling could become byproduct of Highland Park effortNov 19, 2012 4:45 am - While foam recycling at a drop-off site in Highland Park has been deemed a success, the ultimate goal is for such a program to be accomplished with curbside collection, ...
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Trojan Horses, Malware and other cyber attack tools are just a click awayNov 18, 2012 7:22 am - Ryan Linn’s hacks into corporate networks have become almost a matter of routine. On one recent morning, he woke up at his home near the Research Triangle in eastern Nor...
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