Business Stories from March 22, 2013 (Change date)
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FCC Chairman Genachowski to step downMar 22, 2013 8:40 pm - NEW YORK — The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, on Friday announced his resignation in the “coming weeks.” The country’s top teleco...
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Stocks rise on Wall Street aided by earningsMar 22, 2013 5:04 pm - Stocks opened higher on Wall Street, bolstered by strong earnings from some major U.S. corporations. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 47 points, or 0.3 percent, to...
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Marin Software rises in debut on the NYSEMar 22, 2013 10:54 am - NEW YORK — Shares of Marin Software climbed nearly 27 percent in their first day as a publicly traded company. The software company’s stock rose $3.76, or 26.9 percent, ...
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Cyprus to vote on new plan, Europe skepticalMar 22, 2013 5:04 pm - NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cypriot lawmakers are due to vote Friday on a raft of new measures they hope will qualify the country for a bailout package and avoid financial ruin ne...
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S. Korea misidentifies China as cyberattack originMar 23, 2013 3:11 pm - SEOUL, South Korea — In an embarrassing twist to a coordinated cyberattack on six major South Korean companies this week, investigators said Friday they wrongly identifi...
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Darden 3Q profit falls but beats Wall Street expectationsMar 22, 2013 10:54 am - NEW YORK — Darden Restaurants’ third-quarter net income dropped 18 percent, as it dealt with soft sales at Red Lobster but the performance still beat Wall Street’s expec...
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Rand McNally launches new load board serviceMar 22, 2013 9:51 am - Skokie-based Rand McNally said it is partnering with web-based freight matching service Getloaded to provide an exclusive load board for owners of Rand McNally’s Intelli...
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Six suburban businesses honored as ‘Companies That Care’Mar 23, 2013 3:11 pm - Six suburban companies were among those recognized by the Center for Companies That Care on its 11th Honor Roll. The Honor Roll recognizes privately held and publicly tr...
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Hub Group recognizes its top providersMar 22, 2013 9:51 am - Trucking and logistics services provider Hub Group, Inc. of Downers Grove, announced the recipients of its first Truckload Carrier of the Year award. The award was estab...
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What employers need to know about office poolsMar 23, 2013 3:11 pm - It’s March, and people across the country are watching their brackets, partly for love of the game but also in hopes of winning the office pool, but there’s something em...