Business Stories from July 9, 2013 (Change date)
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JAL 777 returns to Tokyo after hydraulic warningJul 10, 2013 1:36 pm - TOKYO — A Japan Airlines Boeing 777 bound for San Francisco returned to Tokyo early Tuesday after a warning flashed in the cockpit saying the jet’s hydraulic fluid level...
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A break for smokers? Glitch may limit penaltiesJul 10, 2013 10:45 am - WASHINGTON — Some smokers trying to get coverage next year under President Barack Obama’s health care law may get a break from tobacco-use penalties that could have made...
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Insurer: European floods year’s costliest disasterJul 10, 2013 1:36 pm - BERLIN — A leading insurance company says flooding in central Europe last month caused damage totaling more than $16 billion, about a quarter of it insured — making it t...
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Kroger to buy Harris Teeter for about $2.44 billionJul 10, 2013 5:48 am - CINCINNATI — Kroger, the country’s largest traditional supermarket operator, said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc. for about $2.44 billi...
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Boehner to Obama: Why a break for businesses only?Jul 10, 2013 8:53 am - WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama should grant individuals a reprieve from his health care law’s coverage requirement — just like the W...
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U.S. safety agency may expand GM car recallJul 10, 2013 1:36 pm - DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators may add nearly 5,000 cars to a recall of the Chevrolet Malibu Eco, Buick LaCrosse and Buick Regal sedans. In May, General Motors announc...
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IMF scales back world growth forecasts for 2013-14Jul 10, 2013 11:58 am - WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund forecast slower global growth for 2013 and 2014, citing expectations of a more protracted recession in Europe and a slowdown...
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Dozens feared dead in Quebec oil-train derailmentJul 10, 2013 5:50 am - LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec — Blackened debris, twisted metal and gas leaks hampered rescue workers’ search for perhaps dozens of bodies Tuesday, three days after a runaway oil...
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