Business Stories from June 7, 2013 (Change date)
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IRS agents say Washington bosses directed targeting effortsJun 09, 2013 8:36 am - WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators are starting to see cracks in the Internal Revenue Service argument that a small group of agents in the Cincinnati office solely...
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Microsoft says used games will work on Xbox OneJun 08, 2013 9:09 am - NEW YORK — Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox One gaming console will be able to play used games, clearing up a worry among gamers and video game retailers such as GameStop, whic...
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St. Charles still pinning downtown hopes on partnershipJun 07, 2013 10:55 pm - As the default marketing agency for what is supposed to be the engine for business in the city, St. Charles officials have tried to get a measuring stick on the performa...
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Vacant building provides rare training opportunityJun 08, 2013 2:55 pm - The emergency dispatch Friday morning was for a fire with a victim inside the building in a busy commercial area in Vernon Hills. Thick smoke filled the free-standing s...
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California utility to close troubled nuclear plantJun 08, 2013 9:09 am - LOS ANGELES — In a jolt to the nation’s nuclear power industry, the owners of Southern California’s San Onofre plant announced Friday they are shutting it down for good ...
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Nicaragua fast-tracks huge projectJun 08, 2013 9:09 am - MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua is trying to revive a centuries-old dream of building an inter-ocean canal, a project experts say could take 11 years to build, cost $40 b...
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Stocks jump as jobs growth hits ‘Goldilocks’ numberJun 08, 2013 9:09 am - NEW YORK — Steady growth in hiring last month sent the stock market sharply higher Friday. U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in May, slightly more than the 170,000 forec...
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Consumer borrowing up $11.1 billion in AprilJun 08, 2013 9:10 am - WASHINGTON — Americans borrowed more in April to attend college and buy cars and were a little less cautious with their credit cards than the previous month. The Federal...
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Sotomayor gets another $1.9 million for memoirJun 08, 2013 9:11 am - WASHINGTON — Being a Supreme Court justice has not only been good for Sonia Sotomayor’s legal career, it’s also helped her bank account. The justice reported Friday that...
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Sporty new Corolla aimed at youthful buyersJun 08, 2013 9:30 am - DETROIT — Toyota is giving the Corolla a sportier look and more gadgets, a recognition by the world’s biggest automaker that the under-50 crowd wants more than just reli...
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