Business Stories from June 15, 2011 (Change date)
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Otis to upgrade Empire State Building's elevatorsJun 15, 2011 11:00 pm - HARTFORD, Conn. — Everything is big with New York's landmark Empire State Building, so upgrading the 20th century elevators running up and down its 102 floors without di...
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EU: Greece to get next aid payoutJun 15, 2011 11:00 pm - BRU.S.SELS — The European Union's top economic official says he expects eurozone finance ministers to sign off on the payout of euro12 billion ($17 billion) in aid for G...
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Boeing: $4 trillion in new aircraft needed by 2030Jun 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Boeing: $4 trillion in new aircraft needed by 2030 GREG KELLER,AP Business Writer PARIS — Boeing Co. upped its forecast Thursday for aircraft demand over the next 20 yea...
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Citigroup says 218,000 affected by hackersJun 15, 2011 11:00 pm - HONG KONG — Hackers stole information for 360,000 Citigroup Inc. U.S. credit card accounts in a recent data breach, although the actual number of customers affected was ...
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Automakers want men to like minivansJun 15, 2011 1:00 am - Minivans are for women. Soccer moms. Carpool drivers. Not for stylish, macho men. Are they? They are, according to automakers, or at least that’s what the companies want...
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Airlines see profitable summer ahead of iffy fallJun 15, 2011 12:00 am - DALLAS — This promises to be a moneymaking summer for the airlines, with planes full of passengers paying higher fares than a year ago. But there could be a fall chill i...
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Pitchman Lapre accused of bilking publicJun 15, 2011 12:00 am - PHOENIX — A grand jury has indicted a Phoenix-based TV pitchman accused of running a nationwide scheme to sell essentially worthless Internet-based businesses to more th...
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A list of Illinois’ expiring tax incentivesJun 15, 2011 12:00 am - Tax-break deals the state of Illinois made with 107 companies to either keep jobs in the state or create new jobs are set to expire in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Some of the ...
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Emanuel discusses food deserts with grocery execsJun 15, 2011 12:00 am - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says it’s unacceptable that hundreds of thousands of residents live in food deserts, without access to fresh food. Emanuel met Wednesday with ...
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Schaumburg says foreclosures starting to slowJun 15, 2011 12:00 am - In light of increasing foreclosures and vacant homes, Schaumburg staff members are keeping to their practice of monitoring and maintaining such properties as well as sta...