Business Stories from February 21, 2010 (Change date)
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Boeing 787 test plane makes unplanned landingFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. says one of its new 787s made an unplanned landing because an engine lost thrust unexpectedly. Pilots landed at the airport in Moses Lake in central Washingto...
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Toyota faces federal, congressional probeFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Facing tough questions in Congress, Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the company's safet...
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Judge approves Bank of America settlement on Merrill dealFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A federal judge said Monday he would reluctantly approve an amended $150 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of Americ...
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Cost cuts, higher sales boost Lowe's 4Q resultsFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Consumers responded to Lowe's rebates for higher-priced items such as cabinets and countertops, a sign home owners are starting to consider bigger remodeling...
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Campbell Soup 2Q profit up; U.S. soup sales fallFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - HADDONFIELD, N.J. -- The Campbell Soup Co. said Monday that it made strategic errors in its relaunch last fall of Chunky ready-made soups, but the world's largest soup m...
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Discover CEO's 2009 compensation rises 79 percentFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- David Nelms, the chairman and CEO of Discover Financial Services, took home nearly 79 percent more in compensation in fiscal 2009 than he did the prior year....
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Despite reforms, costly loans and cards remainFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- You can still get credit if your finances are a mess. It will just cost dearly. A sweeping credit card law that takes effect Monday was supposed to prevent b...
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Suburban experts give advice when dealing with the new credit card ageFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Raymond Wright Jr. of Palatine received notices from all of his credit card companies, each containing several pages of very small print that only a lawyer could deciphe...
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Simon Prop: General Growth agreement too secretiveFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Simon Property Group Inc. fired another salvo in the continuing war-by-press-release over its $10 billion takeover offer for shopping-center owner General Growth Propert...
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UK oil exploration firm starts Falklands drillingFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- A British oil exploration company said Monday it began drilling near the Falkland Islands, a development that could worsen tensions between Britain and Argenti...