Business Stories from April 26, 2011 (Change date)
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Oil above $112 ahead of Bernanke news conferenceApr 26, 2011 11:00 pm - LONDON — Oil prices rose slightly above $112 a barrel Wednesday as traders awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke about U.S. interest rates and econ...
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U.S. nuclear production little changed as reaactors adjust outputApr 26, 2011 11:00 pm - U.S. nuclear-power output was little changed as reactors adjusted production amid seasonal refueling, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said. Power generation nationwide...
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BP first quarter net profit up on asset salesApr 26, 2011 11:00 pm - BP PLC posted a 16 percent rise in first-quarter net profits on Wednesday as gains from the sale of major assets to pay for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill outweighed the o...
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NYC suit: Beyonce backed out of video game dealApr 26, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A video game maker says Beyonce didn't play fair in a deal for a game structured around her. Gate Five LLC sued the Grammy Award-winning singer Tuesday in New...
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Stocks rise as Fed says it will end bond programApr 26, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks turned higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would end its $600 billion bond-buying program as scheduled in June because the economy has i...
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In a first, women surpass men in advanced degreesApr 26, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — For the first time, American women have passed men in gaining advanced college degrees as well as bachelor's degrees, part of a trend that is helping redefi...
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Sparton awarded $28 million sonobuoy subcontractApr 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Sparton Corporation of Schaumburg announced they were awarded a $28.5 million subcontract to manufacture sonobuoys for the United States Navy as part of the Company's ER...
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Deere plans to spend $100 million to increase India capacityApr 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Deere & Co., the world's largest maker of farm equipment, plans to spend $100 million to expand manufacturing in India as it expects mechanization to rise in the world's...
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Aflac has a new voiceApr 26, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Aflac is betting a sales manager from Minnesota has the voice to drive the name “Aflac” into the recesses of your brain and keep it there. Daniel McKeague, 3...
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