Business Stories from January 16, 2013 (Change date)
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CDC to study violence in mediaJan 17, 2013 6:16 am - NEW YORK — Hollywood and the video game industry received scant attention Wednesday when President Barack Obama unveiled sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in t...
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Goldman, Morgan Stanley pay $557 million in mortgage caseJan 17, 2013 6:16 am - WASHINGTON — Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley will pay a combined $557 million to settle federal complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have...
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Charities worry new tax law will reduce donationsJan 17, 2013 6:16 am - WASHINGTON — Charities and nonprofit organizations are worried that new limits on tax deductions for high earners will hurt donations just as charitable giving is starti...
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U.S. consumer prices unchanged in DecemberJan 16, 2013 5:41 pm - WASHINGTON — Lower gas costs offset more expensive food and higher rents to keep a measure of U.S. consumer prices flat last month. The Labor Department said Wednesday ...
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Poker player convicted in $1.2 billion U.K. fraudJan 16, 2013 3:05 pm - Greek businessman Achilleas Kallakis, known as “The Don” on the international poker circuit, was convicted of defrauding lenders and using the proceeds to pay for trophy...
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Wendy’s 4Q adj. profit tops Wall Street’s viewJan 16, 2013 4:54 pm - DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy’s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings topped Wall Street’s view, even as a key indicator of sales at North American restaurants dipped slightly. The hamb...
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U.S. homebuilder confidence steady near 7-year highJan 17, 2013 6:16 am - LOS ANGELES — Confidence among U.S. homebuilders held steady in January at the highest level in nearly seven years, but builders are feeling slightly less optimistic abo...
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American Airlines cuts labor costs, posts 4Q profit of $262MJan 17, 2013 6:16 am - DALLAS — American Airlines made a profit in the fourth quarter, a big turnaround from a year ago, as it slashed labor costs and reaped other benefits from its trip to ba...
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Wheeling, Prospect Heights at odds over airport leadershipJan 17, 2013 9:43 am - Leaders of the two communities that own Chicago Executive Airport are at odds over who should head the facility’s governing board. Prospect Heights Mayor Nicholas Helmer...
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Boeing drags Dow Jones lowerJan 17, 2013 6:16 am - NEW YORK — More problems for Boeing's 787 sent the aircraft maker's stock down sharply Wednesday, dragging the Dow Jones industrial average lower. Japan's two biggest ai...