Business Stories from December 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Walgreen to pay $16.6 million in California waste caseDec 14, 2012 5:52 pm - Deerfield-based Walgreen Co., the largest U.S. drugstore chain, was ordered to pay $16.6 million to resolve a lawsuit brought by California cities alleging the retailer ...
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Stocks end week flatDec 15, 2012 9:26 am - NEW YORK — Apple, the most valuable company in the U.S., slumped Friday, helping to drag down the stock market. A lack of progress in federal budget talks also discourag...
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Discovery to buy Nordic TV networks for $1.7BDec 14, 2012 9:24 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. — The parent company of the Discovery Channel said Friday that it is buying 12 TV networks in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland in a deal worth abou...
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U.S. manufacturing output rises 1.1 pct. in NovemberDec 14, 2012 5:52 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. factories rebounded in November from Superstorm Sandy, boosting production of cars, equipment and appliances. But after factoring out the impact from t...
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Cheaper gas lowers U.S. consumer prices 0.3 percentDec 15, 2012 9:25 am - WASHINGTON — A steep fall in gas costs pushed down a measure of U.S. consumer prices last month, keeping inflation mild. The seasonally adjusted consumer price index dro...
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Best Buy shares fall on Schulze bid extensionDec 14, 2012 5:52 pm - NEW YORK — Best Buy shares fell on Friday after the struggling electronics retailer said it extended the window for co-founder Richard Schulze to make a buyout bid until...
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Buffalo Grove group seeks referendum on projectDec 15, 2012 12:12 pm - A Buffalo Grove citizens group opposed to a massive downtown redevelopment proposal is asking the village board to put the question of its final approval to voters and t...
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Hostess said to attract first-round bids From Wal-Mart, KrogerDec 14, 2012 5:52 pm - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Kroger Co. are among the bidders for assets being sold by Hostess Brands Inc., the bankrupt maker of Wonder bread and Twinkies, said a person fa...
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OfficeMax wins retailer innovation awardDec 14, 2012 5:52 pm - Naperville-based OfficeMax Inc. has received a 2012 Retailer Innovation Award from Store Brands Decisions for one of its new second-generation line of pens from its prem...
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Study: Many unknowns but gas could mean Ill. jobsDec 14, 2012 4:45 pm - CHAMPAIGN — The New Albany Shale formation in southern Illinois could produce anywhere from a few thousand jobs to more than 40,000 jobs, but too little is known about t...