Business Stories from March 10, 2010 (Change date)
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Government may seek more authority on vehicle safetyMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. government vehicle safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks following Toyota's recall of more than 8 mil...
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Hartmarx will allow creditors' committee to file Chapter 11 planMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Hartmarx Corp., once a Chicago-based men's suit maker, decided to allow the creditors' committee to file a Chapter 11 plan when the company's exclusive right to propose ...
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Trade deficit shrinks as auto and oil imports dropMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in January, reflecting a big drop in imports of oil and foreign cars. American exports also fell, a potential bl...
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Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seemsMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popula...
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Mexico's Slim named 'world's richest' personMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - MEXICO CITY -- Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, jumping past Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the first person from a ...
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Harper job fair plannedMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - PALATINE - More than 65 potential employers will converge at Harper College on Friday, March 12, for a Spring Job Fair aimed at giving area residents another shot at emp...
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Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone marketMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a slee...
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Credit card users: Not so responsible after all?Mar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- With unemployment high and personal wealth diminished, how was it that strapped consumers were paying down their credit card debt last year? It turns out th...
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Caterpillar may build new excavator plant; impact on Aurora unknownMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of bulldozers, may create about 250 jobs in the U.S. by moving some hydraulic excavator production from Japan. A study announ...
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Grape moth threatens Napa Valley growing methodMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - FRESNO, California -- When a voracious pest triggered a quarantine this week across much of Napa Valley -- the United States' premier grape-growing region -- it threate...
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