Business Stories from January 5, 2013 (Change date)
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Girl Scouts gather in Rosemont to kick off cookie salesJan 07, 2013 2:18 pm - Have you ever pined for a box of Girl Scout cookies but found it just beyond reach because, alas, you didn't have cash? No worries — the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago a...
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Flowers, Bimbo believed front-runners for HostessJan 07, 2013 5:13 am - NEW YORK — The makers of Thomas’ English muffins and Tastykake snacks are emerging as the two of the bidders for Wonder Bread and other Hostess bread brands as the compa...
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Obama wants action on government's borrowing limitJan 05, 2013 6:57 pm - HONOLULU — President Barack Obama is hailing a last-minute deal that pulled the country back from the "fiscal cliff," but warned that he "will not compromise" over his i...
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West Texas group on mission to save smokestacksJan 07, 2013 5:13 am - EL PASO, Texas — People in this West Texas city spent decades trying to close a massive copper plant they said spewed fumes that made their eyes teary, their lungs burn....
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No sign of plane Missoni scion said to be onJan 07, 2013 5:13 am - CARACAS, Venezuela — Rescue crews used boats and aircraft on Saturday to search for a small plane that disappeared off Venezuela carrying the CEO of Italy's iconic Misso...
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Libertyville hardware store owner says it's time to retireJan 07, 2013 4:42 am - While hard to describe, the distinct amalgamation of scents — rubber, vinyl, cleaning products, charcoal, salt — is among the unique features that define a neighborhood ...
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International CES gears up in VegasJan 07, 2013 5:13 am - Think your high-definition TV is hot stuff — as sharp as it gets? At the biggest trade show in the Americas, which kicks off next week in Las Vegas, TV makers will be do...
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Nintendo’s TVii tops button-laden remotesJan 07, 2013 8:54 am - LOS ANGELES — Nintendo’s TV-watching tool for the new Wii U game console beats my regular remote control hands down. Called TVii, the service transforms how you watch te...
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Windows 8’s mutant spawn invade laptop marketJan 07, 2013 5:13 am - Windows 8 is more than just the most radical makeover in the quarter-century history of Microsoft’s operating system. It’s also creating a new class of mutant personal c...
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Why Apple Killed the netbookJan 07, 2013 5:13 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Netbooks are dead. Good riddance! Just a few years ago, these small, underpowered, ultracheap laptops were considered the future of the computer indu...
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