Business Stories from December 26, 2012 (Change date)
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Hospitals, insurers back Medicaid expansionDec 27, 2012 6:23 am - Illinois lawmakers soon will face two critical decisions over how to fully carry out President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. With attention turning in 2013 to how...
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Billion-dollar settlement in Toyota recall caseDec 27, 2012 12:52 pm - LOS ANGELES — Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it has reached a settlement worth more than $1 billion in a case involving unintended acceleration problems in its vehicl...
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Retailers pull stocks lower on poor holiday salesDec 27, 2012 6:23 am - NEW YORK — For the stock market, this week hasn’t been the most wonderful time of year. U.S. stocks fell Wednesday for the third trading day in a row. Disappointing hol...
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Fees undermine fliers' ability to compare faresDec 27, 2012 6:23 am - WASHINGTON — For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare. But as airlines offer a proliferating list of add-on services, from early boarding ...
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U.S. home prices rise in October from previous yearDec 27, 2012 7:01 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices rose in most major cities in October compared with a year ago, pushed up by rising sales and a decline in the supply of available homes. Hi...
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Iraqi telecom Asiacell hopes to raise $1.3 billionDec 26, 2012 1:40 pm - BAGHDAD — Asiacell, one of Iraq’s three mobile service providers, said Tuesday it is looking to raise $1.3 billion through what would be the country’s biggest stock offe...
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Asia stocks rise as Japan gets new governmentDec 27, 2012 6:23 am - BANGKOK — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as traders snapped up stocks before the end of the year, while the Tokyo benchmark hit a nine-month high after a new, pro-bu...
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Futures higher during year’s final days of tradingDec 26, 2012 1:40 pm - NEW YORK — Stock futures are moving higher before the latest data is released on the housing market, one of the bright spots of the year with just a few trading days lef...
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Over the fiscal cliff: What kind of landing?Dec 27, 2012 6:23 am - WASHINGTON — Efforts to save the nation from going over a year-end “fiscal cliff” were in disarray as lawmakers fled the Capitol for their Christmas break. “God only kno...
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World’s longest fast train line opens in ChinaDec 27, 2012 6:23 am - BEIJING — China on Wednesday opened the world’s longest high-speed rail line that more than halves the time required to travel from the country’s capital in the north to...
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