Business Stories from June 21, 2011 (Change date)
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Govt sets consumer rights in health care disputesJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says most Americans will soon have the right to appeal to a third party referee when their health insurer denies a claim for a medi...
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Quinn wants to double Illinois exportsJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says he has a goal when it comes to trade. The Chicago Democrat says he wants to double the state's exports by 2015. His office said the value of Illinois...
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Honeywell faces potential fine at Ill. plantJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - METROPOLIS, Ill. — The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing Honeywell International Inc. be fined $119,000 for alleged safety violations durin...
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Oil retreats after Bernanke commentsJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices settled higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said that U.S. economic growth has slowed but should pick up again soon. But they retreated in after-market...
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What to do if an airline changes your flight planJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — It's the ultimate travel bait and switch. You book a ticket on a non-stop flight but the airline cancels it a few weeks later, leaving a computer to automatic...
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Stocks sink as Bernanke voices caution on economyJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks faded to a weak close Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the drags on the U.S. economy may be worse than previously thought. Ma...
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Pfizer, Bristol-Myers: Anticlotting drug met goalsJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Drugmakers Pfizer Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. say their experimental anticlotting drug, for preventing strokes, met goals of a large, late-stage study c...
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St. Charles library wins 'economic growth' grantJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - The St. Charles library is one of dozens statewide which will receive about $4,000 each to help businesses and entrepreneurs with new economic opportunities. Illinois S...
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Blagojevich jurors finish 8th day of deliberationsJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Jurors at ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption retrial have finished yet another day of deliberations without reaching a verdict. Wednesday was their eighth...
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Transocean: BP decisions led to Gulf disasterJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - ATLANTA — The owner of the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last year largely blames oil giant BP for the disaster in an internal investigation report released We...
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