Business Stories from April 8, 2008 (Change date)
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Stocks fall on jump in oil, UPS profit warning; investors face concerns about economyApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street extended its losses Wednesday as a rise in oil prices and a profit warning from United Parcel Service Inc. raised investors' anxiety about the we...
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United partners with Irish airlineApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Aer Lingus and United Airlines on Tuesday announced a code-sharing partnership that will allow customers to book flights using each other's reservation networks. The dea...
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Gasoline demand expected to dropApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- High prices and a weak economy are expected to cut demand for gasoline by about 0.4 percent during the peak summer driving season, the Energy Department's En...
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Wall Street tilts toward flat open on worries about corporate earningsApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street was poised to open little changed Wednesday after United Parcel Service Inc. lowered its first-quarter forecast, adding to investor anxiety about...
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Housing market still falling, trade group saysApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Homeowners and investors hunting for any indication the housing market has bottomed out didn't get it Tuesday, as the latest home sales data from a real es...
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United, Irish carrier announce code-sharing partnershipApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - DUBLIN, Ireland -- Aer Lingus and United Airlines announced a code-sharing partnership Tuesday that will allow customers to book flights using each other's reservation n...
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Cabot receives Intel awardApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - AURORA -- Cabot Microelectronics Corp. was named a recipient of Intel Corp.'s 2007 Preferred Quality Supplier award for outstanding performance in providing products and...
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Suggestions for StarbucksApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Hundreds of coffee-obsessed consumers chimed in moments after Starbucks Corp. launched a Web site asking customers to pitch changes the company should make to...
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Rental kitchens heat upApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- What pushed Priscilla Maddox was the relentless smell of vanilla. Maddox was toying with launching a cookie line after retiring from her 36-year hospital-car...
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Oregon uses Zebra traffic technologyApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - VERNON HILLS -- Zebra Technologies, a provider of specialty printing and automatic identification systems, said its Zebra RW 420 mobile printers are a key component of a...