Business Stories from June 28, 2011 (Change date)
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Unemployment rises in more than half of US metrosJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates rose last month in more than half of the nation's largest metro areas, driven higher by weak private-sector hiring and natural disasters....
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Private equity firms to take over BJ's WholesaleJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK— BJ's Wholesale Club is being acquired by two private equity investors for roughly $2.8 billion in a widely expected deal. The nation's third-largest wholesale ...
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Contracts to buy homes rose sharply in MayJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The number of people who signed contracts to buy homes rose sharply in May. But the influx of spring buyers wasn't enough to signal a rebound in the struggl...
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3 projects to boost the value of your garageJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — For a lot of homeowners, their garage has become their go-to place for stashing everything but their actual cars. But for those looking to sell their home in ...
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General Mills 4Q profit climbs but outlook softJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - General Mills Inc., one of the nation's largest food companies, reported Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 51 percent as higher prices boosted its revenue. H...
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Sony names Andrew House as head of games unitJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Still reeling from a series of high-profile hacker attacks, Sony has named Andrew House as the president and group CEO of its video game unit, Sony Computer E...
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Senate Democrats rap 'pro-business' Supreme CourtJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats at a partisan-tinged hearing say the Supreme Court's conservative majority is wrongly favoring businesses over consumers, employees and inv...
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Stock futures rise as Greece nears debt solutionJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks are rising for a third day as Greece clears a hurdle to more emergency loans and Bank of America settles with investors over failed mortgage securities...
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Raise taxes on wealthiest, Obama challenges GOPJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — In a blunt challenge to Republicans in Congress, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that limiting selected tax breaks for oil companies and the super...
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Dozens of US cities line up to contest 2010 censusJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — With jobs and federal aid at stake, U.S. cities are lining up to contest their 2010 census counts as too low. A decade ago, there were 1,200 challenges file...