Business Stories from June 6, 2011 (Change date)
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Navistar 2Q net income rises on stronger demandJun 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Warrenville-based Navistar International Corp.'s second-quarter profit rose 72 percent, partly driven by strong product demand and the vehicle and engine maker's expansi...
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Treasury sells 3-years at lowest rate since Nov.Jun 06, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Government bond prices are mostly lower after the government managed to borrow from investors at the lowest rate in seven months. The Treasury sold $32 billio...
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Boeing's Albaugh says he doubts viability of unducted engineJun 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Boeing Co.'s commercial aircraft chief, Jim Albaugh, said today he's not certain that so-called unducted-engine technology will ever be viable. “I have a hard time belie...
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Singapore to take No. 2 gambling spot from VegasJun 06, 2011 11:00 pm - MACAU — Asia will boast the world's two biggest casino markets as early as this year, with Singapore set to take the No. 2 spot from Las Vegas, a U.S. gambling industry ...
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Food prices slightly lowerJun 06, 2011 11:00 pm - ROME — Global food prices fell slightly in May, but they will remain "at stubbornly high levels" for months to come, a U.N. agency said Tuesday. The Food and Agriculture...
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Illinois takes slow approach on health exchangeJun 06, 2011 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — Lawmakers in President Barack Obama's home state have opted for the slow approach to establishing an insurance marketplace that's key to the president's health...
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Vienna Beef sues as Chicago 'wienie wars' heat upJun 06, 2011 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — Vienna Beef is suing a descendant of one of the Chicago-based company's founders, claiming trademark infringement, false advertising and unfair competition. Th...
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Stocks fall again as Bernanke offers no stimulusJun 06, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stock indexes closed lower Tuesday, giving up earlier gains, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economic recovery remains uneven. Bernanke o...
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Navistar 2Q net income rises on stronger demandJun 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Warrenville-based Navistar International Corp.'s second-quarter profit rose 72 percent, partly driven by strong product demand and the vehicle and engine maker's expansi...
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Oil falls below $99 ahead of OPEC meetingJun 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices slipped below $99 a barrel Tuesday amid expectations that OPEC will raise its production quota this week. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for Ju...