Business Stories from November 25, 2012 (Change date)
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Facebook and volatile market still chill IPOsNov 26, 2012 3:17 pm - Making a killing on initial public offerings used to be easy. At the peak of the technology boom, little more than a decade ago, a plentiful supply of companies vied to ...
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Natural gas drillers target US truck, bus marketNov 26, 2012 1:00 pm - SCRANTON, Pa. — If the trash truck or bus rolling down your street seems a little quieter these days, you’re not imagining things. It’s probably running on natural gas. ...
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Report: Shoppers boost U.S. weekend spending to $59.1 billionNov 27, 2012 9:11 am - Shoppers turned out in bigger numbers and boosted purchasing over the Black Friday weekend, lured by promotions online and in stores, the National Retail Federation said...
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Egypt’s political foes dig in their heelsNov 26, 2012 3:17 pm - CAIRO — Supporters and opponents of Egypt’s president on Sunday grew more entrenched in their potentially destabilizing battle over the Islamist leader’s move to assume ...
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UN to launch new round of talks on global warmingNov 26, 2012 3:17 pm - DOHA, Qatar — As nearly 200 countries meet in oil-and-gas-rich Qatar for annual talks starting Monday on slowing global warming, one of the main challenges will be raisi...
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Market strategist: Dividend safety could be mythNov 26, 2012 7:12 am - BOSTON — Timing matters. All too often investors succumb to the temptation to buy a stock that’s been a hot performer, only to get in when it’s about to go cold. One mar...
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Tips for saving on pump prices during the holidaysNov 26, 2012 3:17 pm - NEW YORK — Gasoline prices are the highest ever for a holiday weekend. Assuming you’re not taking a sleigh over the river and through the woods to Grandma’s, you’ll want...
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Knight CEO said to see business as usual amid unit sale reportNov 25, 2012 3:11 pm - Thomas Joyce, moving to reassure Knight Capital Group Inc. employees after a report that it might get offers for its biggest unit, told them capital levels are strong an...
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Work advice: Rules of disengagementNov 26, 2012 3:17 pm - Q: I recently bumped into a gentleman on the street and was involved in a brief, professional discussion. Business cards were exchanged, and I assumed that might be the ...
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Career Coach Q&A: Advice on age discrimination, job marketNov 26, 2012 1:00 pm - Career Coach columnist Joyce E.A. Russell, an industrial and organizational psychologist, discussed workplace issues in a recent online forum. Here are some excerpts: Q:...
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