Business Stories from June 23, 2011 (Change date)
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Internet address group names Steve Crocker chairJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Steve Crocker, one of the pioneers of the Internet, was named chairman Friday of the organization responsible for the online address system. Crocker's appoint...
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Airbus-Boeing duopoly holds upstarts at bayJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - The Airbus SAS-Boeing Co. airliner duopoly survived the Paris Air Show intact as challengers from Canada, China, Brazil and Russia offered little evidence that they'll ...
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Discover chief says fuel prices weigh on consumersJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Discover Financial Services Chief Executive Officer David Nelms said he remains “guarded” about how much confidence consumers have in the strength of the U.S. economy as...
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Stocks end another week lowerJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - If weak financial results from big tech companies are a sign of what's to come, stock indexes are in for a tough summer. Stocks fell Friday, giving the market another lo...
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U.S. stock futures mixed ahead of economic dataJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Stock futures are wavering between gains and losses ahead of separate reports on economic growth and orders for long-lasting factory goods. The government i...
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Report: Public health provisions still unfundedJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - A new report says many public health provisions in the nation's year-old health care law have not received funding, and other funded efforts are under political attack. ...
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Greek finance chief presents austerity planJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - ATHENS, Greece — Greece's finance minister presented details of harsh spending cuts and tax hikes to a parliamentary committee on Friday, after tough negotiations with t...
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Passenger traffic is soaring at Rockford airportJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Chicago Rockford International Airport saw a 12 percent increase in passengers in May, the sixth-straight month of year-over-year growth. Destinations like Cancun might ...
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Russia to discard Soviet-era airliners after crashJun 23, 2011 6:00 pm - MOSCOW — Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev says he wants Soviet-built airliners similar to the one that crashed this week to be retired starting next year. The 31-year-...
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Sears to spin off Orchard HardwareJun 23, 2011 12:00 am - Sears Holdings Corp. said Thursday that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to spin off its interest in Supply Hardware Stores Corp., which ope...