Business Stories from December 22, 2009 (Change date)
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Court bans sale of Word; Microsoft has fix readyDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- A federal appeals court ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling its Word program in January and pay a Canadian software company $290 million for violating a p...
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BlackBerry e-mail restored for some after outageDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - TORONTO -- The second BlackBerry outage in less than a week disrupted service for millions of users on two continents, frustrating people so reliant on the messaging dev...
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Treasurys continue to fall on signs of recoveryDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The improving economy propelled long-term interest rates higher for the third straight day on Tuesday, lifting a key bond market barometer to another record....
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Shopping at the last minute? Here are some tipsDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - I'm not usually a last-minute shopper. Typically, I have all of my gifts wrapped and under the tree by now. But I know there are plenty of you procrastinators out there ...
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General Growth has deals to restructure $11.6 billion of debtDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the second-largest U.S. mall owner, has won approval from creditors and a federal court to restructure loans totaling $11.6 billion, acco...
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Samsung settles patent dispute with KodakDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - ROCHESTER, New York -- Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday that Samsung Electronics Co. has agreed to pay the camera maker an undisclosed sum as the two sides try to settle...
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Local home sales soar, up for third straight monthDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Extraordinary government efforts to stabilize the housing market are paying off. What happens when the help runs out is anyone's guess. Sales of previously ...
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Blackhawks merchandise sales soar with winsDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Suburban retailers are having a tough time keeping Chicago Blackhawks merchandise in their stores this season. With just a couple days until Christmas, shoppers are luck...
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Thou shalt not covet: Mining the Bible for financial adviceDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - BOSTON -- A Hummer, a 1957 hot rod, a comfortable house in a gated community -- if Bob Vigliotti wanted something, he bought it. Cash or credit didn't matter. As a succe...
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Energy futures spike; pump prices still flatDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Holiday travelers can expect gasoline prices to remain steady into the New Year even though energy futures spiked Wednesday on a big draw down of crude and gasoline supp...
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