Business Stories from February 14, 2011 (Change date)
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Businesses and consumers give economy boostFeb 16, 2011 9:28 am - WASHINGTON — American businesses and consumers are giving the economy a boost by spending more, but the troubled housing market remains an obstacle, new data show. Cons...
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Apple announces iPhone, iPad subscription policyFeb 15, 2011 9:30 am - CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple is saying that if publishers want to sell digital newspapers and magazines for the iPhone and iPad, they must give customers the option of pay...
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Target to open in for Carson's buildingFeb 15, 2011 9:09 pm - CHICAGO — A historic Chicago building constructed in 1899 to house a department store will become home to a Target store. The national landmark, designed by famed archi...
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Smart cars coming to Mercedes dealersFeb 15, 2011 9:09 pm - DETROIT — Coming to a Mercedes-Benz dealer near you: Those tiny Smart cars. Daimler AG says its Mercedes-Benz USA unit plans to take over United States distribution and...
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Family Dollar gets Peltz bid to take it privateFeb 16, 2011 7:06 am - PORTLAND, Ore. — Discount retailer Family Dollar Stores Inc. on Tuesday received a bid from activist investor Nelson Peltz's firm to take the company private in a deal w...
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Murdoch buys another $48.2 mil. in News Corp. stockFeb 15, 2011 4:04 pm - NEW YORK — News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch has bought more shares in the company he controls — $48.2 million worth — adding to about $5.94 billion in shares h...
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Conn. AG investigating Facebook hackingFeb 15, 2011 12:54 pm - HARTFORD, Conn. — Attorney General George Jepsen wants Facebook to say how it detects and disables fake accounts after a Connecticut lawmaker complained that her identit...
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Students offer free tax services to Illinois residentsFeb 15, 2011 6:09 am - LAWRENCE, Kan. — University of Kansas law and business students are offering free tax services for qualifying people through April 18. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistan...
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Dell 4Q net income more than doublesFeb 16, 2011 11:03 am - SEATTLE — Personal computer maker Dell Inc. said Tuesday its net income more than doubled in the most recent quarter, as businesses spent more on computers, servers and...
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Homebuilders have grim view of housing marketFeb 16, 2011 7:06 am - WASHINGTON — Optimism is in short supply among U.S. homebuilders, a sign that the depressed housing market will slow the economy's gains this year. The outlook by build...