Business Stories from June 2, 2011 (Change date)
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Inventor of Zicam flu remedy arrested in Calif.Jun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — The inventor of well-known cold remedy Zicam has been charged with illegally importing and distributing an unapproved herbal product that he claimed treate...
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Boeing eyes Asia, MidEast to boost revenueJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Chicago-based Boeing Corp. is counting on growing demand in Asia and the Middle East for military aircraft to help offset possible spending cuts in Europe an...
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Oil drops below $100 ahead of key U.S. jobs reportJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices dropped below $100 a barrel Friday as investors awaited a key U.S. jobs report to get a signal about the state of the economic recovery in the world's largest...
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Few jobs added in May; unemployment up to 9.1%Jun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Employers in May added the fewest jobs in eight months, and the unemployment rate inched up to 9.1 percent. The weakening job market raised concerns about a...
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Orexigen puts obesity drug development on holdJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. said Friday that U.S. regulators are making "unprecedented" demands about safety trials for its obesity drug candidate Contrave, an...
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Report: Mazda to stop making cars in U.S.Jun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - TOKYO — Mazda Motor Corp. plans to leave its joint venture with Ford Motor Co. and stop building cars in the U.S., the Nikkei financial daily reported Friday. Mazda and ...
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THQ expands uDraw gaming tablet to Xbox 360, PS3Jun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Video game company THQ plans to bring its uDraw gaming tablet to the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 later this year, hoping that player appetites for new expe...
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Chicago-based textbook company to close Iowa plantJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - ELDRIDGE, Iowa — About 280 people will lose their jobs when a Chicago-based printing company closes its plant in Eldridge. Letters sent by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. to w...
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Study: Web users worry about snooping businessesJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — It's not Big Brother, but "big business" that Internet users are more worried about. A new survey found that nearly half of Internet-connected Americans age 1...
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Stocks extend losses after dismal jobs reportJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - A jarringly weak report on employment is weighing down stock prices for the third straight day. The Dow Jones industrial average is poised to mark its fifth straight wee...
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