Business Stories from April 1, 2010 (Change date)
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Biggest job gain in 3 years pushes up interest ratesApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The biggest increase in jobs in three years pushed interest rates higher in the bond market Friday. The dollar also rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury n...
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Legendary Arlington Hts. pharmacy loses matriarchApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Marian Harris practiced pharmacy for only 2½ years, but her imprint is all over the family business, Harris Pharmacy in Arlington Heights. Mrs. Harris opened Harris Phar...
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New mileage rules: Pay more for cars, less at pumpApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Drivers will have to pay more for cars and trucks, but they'll save at the pump under tough new federal rules aimed at boosting mileage, cutting emissions...
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Ex-Morgan Stanley CEO Mack received $939K in 2009Apr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Former Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack's compensation fell 24 percent to $939,241 in 2009 as the bank repaid federal bailout money and returned to profitabilit...
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Developer of early personal computer diesApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Dr. Henry Edward Roberts, the developer of an early personal computer that inspired Bill Gates to found Microsoft, died Thursday in Georgia. He was 68. Son D...
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Sharp shows 3-D displays for mobile devicesApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - TOKYO -- Sharp's latest 3-D displays deliver bright, clear imagery without the cumbersome glasses usually required for such technology. Now the bad news: They only work ...
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N.Y. court revives Tiffany's false ad claim vs. eBayApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- EBay Inc. might be violating false-advertising laws if it does not warn consumers that some items billed as upscale jeweler Tiffany Co.'s products by seller...
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GM, Toyota, Ford gain on incentives in 'rough' marketApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - General Motors Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co. posted U.S. sales gains in March as industrywide incentives and improving consumer confidence brought buyers ba...
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Treasury appoints 2 retired execs to AIG boardApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department has appointed a former banking executive and a former high-tech CEO to the board of directors of insurance giant American Internat...
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Apple fans gear up, cautiously, for iPad launchApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Joe Lutz, a software developer from Streamwood, is eager to buy the new iPad that goes on sale Saturday at area Apple stores. The so-called lifestyle tool at 16-gigabyte...