Business Stories from February 27, 2013 (Change date)
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Tycoon wants to send married couple on Mars flybyFeb 28, 2013 5:45 am - WASHINGTON — It’s a road trip that could test the best of marriages: Mars. A tycoon announced plans Wednesday to send a middle-aged couple on a privately built spaceship...
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Penney posts 4th straight big lossFeb 28, 2013 5:23 am - NEW YORK — Boy, it just wasn’t J.C. Penney’s year. The mid-priced department store chain reported another much larger-than-expected loss in the fiscal fourth quarter on...
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Senate confirms Lew as Treasury secretaryFeb 28, 2013 10:41 pm - WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Jacob Lew to be Treasury secretary, affirming President Barack Obama’s choice of a budget expert at a time when Congress and the White ...
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Shipping back as Mississippi River rises, but drought continuesFeb 28, 2013 4:51 am - ST. LOUIS — Mississippi River shippers say they’re returning to handling full loads because the drought-ravaged waterway has benefited from winter storms and aggressive ...
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Stocks surge; Dow nears recordFeb 28, 2013 5:23 am - NEW YORK — The Dow came within 100 points of its all-time high Wednesday after rising sharply for a second straight day. The market surged following more evidence that t...
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185,000 spyware images sent of customers to Aaron’s computersFeb 27, 2013 7:04 pm - PITTSBURGH — Spyware installed on computers leased from furniture renter Aaron’s Inc. secretly sent 185,000 emails containing sensitive information — including pictures ...
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West Coast terminal locks out longshoremenFeb 28, 2013 5:45 am - PORTLAND, Ore. — A Pacific Northwest grain terminal owner imposed a lockout on longshoremen Wednesday after saying an “independent former FBI investigator” determined a ...
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Komatsu plans layoffs in PeoriaFeb 27, 2013 2:32 pm - PEORIA — Japanese construction-equipment maker plans to start laying off workers at its plant in Peoria. A statement from the company didn’t specify how many of the 575 ...
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Hostess sale of Wonder bread nears completionFeb 28, 2013 5:23 am - NEW YORK — Wonder bread could start appearing in school lunchboxes again soon. A person familiar with the situation says a bid by Flowers Foods to buy Wonder and several...
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Apple CEO promises investors ‘great stuff’ to comeFeb 28, 2013 9:45 pm - CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple CEO Tim Cook sought to assure shareholders Wednesday that the company is working on some “great stuff” that may help reverse a sharp decline in...
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