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Business Stories from April 13, 2011 (Change date)

Restaurant gives Fla. toddler sangria, not juice

Associated Press
Apr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - LAKELAND, Fla. — Olive Garden restaurants are making changes after a toddler was served alcoholic sangria instead of orange juice at a Florida location. News of the inci...
Congress voting Thursday on budget-cutting plan

Associated Press
Apr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — While acknowledging a $38 billion package of spending cuts is far from perfect, House Speaker John Boehner Thursday predicted the measure would clear the Ho...
Illinois foreclosures in first quarter of 2011

Associated Press
Apr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Illinois home foreclosure activity fell almost 28 percent in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year. A report released Thursday by Irvine, Calif...
Broad trends point to slowly healing job market

Associated Press
Apr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — More people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the first increase in three weeks. Still, the broader trend points to a slowly healing jobs market....
Ford expands recall of F-150 pickup to nearly 1.2 milion

Associated Press
Apr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - DETROIT — Under pressure from government safety regulators, Ford Motor Co. is expanding a recall of the popular F-150 pickup truck to include nearly 1.2 million vehicles...
Jewel-Osco owner Supervalu's 4Q net income slips on softer sales

Associated Press
Apr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Grocer Supervalu Inc.'s fiscal fourth-quarter net income dipped 2 percent, partly weighed down by softer sales and store closings. The earnings topped Wall...
Stocks slide after unemployment claims jump

Associated Press
Apr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks slid Thursday after claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly for the first time in three weeks. The Labor Department said Thursday that 412,0...
Zipcar prices IPO at $18 per share

Associated Press
Apr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Zipcar Inc. said its initial public offering is valued at approximately $174.3 million as it priced the deal late Thursday. The car-sharing company th...
Illinois jobless rate dips to 8.8 percent in March

Associated Press
Apr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Illinois' unemployment rate fell to 8.8 percent in March, improving for the 14th consecutive month. The Illinois Department of Employment Security released the new figur...
BP faces wave of protests at shareholder meeting

Associated Press
Apr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - LONDON — BP faced waves of protests at its shareholder meeting in London on Thursday as fishermen from the U.S. Gulf Coast complained about poor compensation for the oil...

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