Business Stories from January 3, 2011 (Change date)
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Asus bets on variety of forms to win tablet fansJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS — Taiwan's AsusTek Computer Inc. plans to start selling an array of tablet computers — including hybrids that sit somewhere between a laptop and a tablet — wit...
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CDW: More of us to do practice business onlineJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Vernon Hills-based CDW says 90 percent of medium and large businesses are considering or implementing at least one form of client virtualization. Driven by the promise ...
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India rejects Abbott patent applicationJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories was refused patent protection on its AIDS drug Kaletra by India's patent office, allowing Cipla Ltd. and other generic-drug companies to continue sel...
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In 24 states, don't call your old computer 'trash'Jan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - MONTPELIER, Vt. — Get a new flat-screen TV for Christmas and wondering what to do with the old console? Finally replacing that turntable with an MP3 player? Just upgrad...
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Surge in bankruptcies shows signs of slowingJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. — The growth in bankruptcies around the country slowed significantly in 2010 from its breakneck pace in recent years, with about a dozen states recording ...
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IKEA stops selling incandescent light bulbs in USJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Home decor and furniture company IKEA is no longer stocking or selling incandescent light bulbs in its U.S. stores, instead offering longer-lasting ...
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7 insurers sue Toyota over acceleration crashesJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Seven insurance companies have sued Toyota Motor Corp. in an attempt to recover money paid to cover crashes they blame on sudden acceleration. The insurer...
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No penalty for American in jet crash so farJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - DALLAS — Federal officials said Tuesday that they're continuing their investigation of an American Airlines jet that slid off a runway in Jackson Hole, Wyo., but the ai...
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Unemployment rises in two-thirds of metro areasJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates rose in more than two-thirds of the nation's largest metro areas in November, a sharp reversal from the previous month and the most ...
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A return to horses as food?Jan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management chief blasted critics of the federal government's periodic wild horse roundups on Tuesday, calling the practice rare and n...