Business Stories from July 4, 2011 (Change date)
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IPO filings hit fastest pace since 2007Jul 05, 2011 3:02 pm - Global filings for initial public offerings are accelerating to the fastest pace since 2007 just as Greece’s debt crisis and China’s rising inflation drag down global st...
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Recession forces states to rethink tourism fundingJul 05, 2011 10:57 am - OLYMPIA, Wash. — Like a business trying to sell a product, Washington state has for years attracted visitors by promoting stunning images of some of the nation’s most ma...
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Florida businesses to feel pain of shuttle’s endJul 04, 2011 1:21 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Workers at the Kennedy Space Center always knew the end of the shuttle program would bring hard times to Florida’s Space Coast. They just couldn’t...
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Southwest co-founder revolutionized industryJul 05, 2011 3:51 pm - DALLAS — Herb Kelleher dressed up as Elvis, wore a paper bag over his head on TV, bragged about drinking Wild Turkey and told bawdy stories. Between the legendary bouts ...
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What country consumes the most tobacco?Jul 04, 2011 6:01 am - Men in China have one of the highest smoking rates in the world. A major factor is the price of cigarettes, which is kept low by the government-owned tobacco industry. I...
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Why economists see a stronger second half for 2011Jul 05, 2011 3:02 pm - WASHINGTON — Farewell and good riddance to the first half of 2011 — six months that are ending as sour for the economy as they began. Most analysts say economic growth w...
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Celebrity real estate: Guy Fieri’s home was a fixer-upperJul 04, 2011 6:01 am - NEW YORK — Celebrity chef Guy Fieri lives in his dream home. But he says the place was a dump when he bought it. Fieri, who hosts the NBC game show “Minute To Win It” an...
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Celebrity real estate: Barbara Corcoran lived in 4th-floor walk-upJul 04, 2011 6:01 am - NEW YORK — The queen of New York real estate once lived in a rent-controlled studio. Illegally. Barbara Corcoran says the living arrangement was instrumental in helping ...
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Cash-starved performers hit Vegas streets for tipsJul 04, 2011 6:01 am - LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Strip is teeming with Spidermen, Elmos and Elvis Presleys of all waistlines. Nevada’s woeful economy has inspired dozens of jobless and underem...
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Overseas-profit tax cut may pack punchJul 05, 2011 3:02 pm - Giving companies a tax break on transfers of overseas profits may pack a bigger economic punch than bond buying by the Federal Reserve, according to Thomas J. Lee, JPMor...