Business Stories from July 5, 2011 (Change date)
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Oil stays below $97 a barrelJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A stronger dollar and higher interest rates in China are keeping a lid on oil. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for August delivery lost 8 cents at $96...
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Allstate sues Morgan Stanley on mortgage fraud claimJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Morgan Stanley was sued for fraud by Allstate Insurance over residential mortgage-backed securities in which the insurer invested, according to a complaint filed in New ...
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Facebook launches video calls, group chat featuresJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Quick on the heels of Google's launch of its latest social-networking venture, Facebook said Wednesday that its 750 million users will now be able to make vid...
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Review: Google Plus thoughtful answer to FacebookJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — My first thought about Google Plus: "Here we go again." After Google's earlier attempts at social networking failed spectacularly, it was easy to scoff at thi...
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5 ways to take control of student loan bills nowJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — School isn't over yet for recent college graduates. Their next test is figuring out how to repay student loans. It's easy to become complacent about student l...
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Obama kicks off Twitter town with a tweetJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is kicking off his first Twitter town hall with — what else? — a tweet. Obama sent the tweet from a laptop set up on a podium in the ...
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Study: Long commutes could fatigue airline pilotsJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — One in five airline pilots lives at least 750 miles from work, according to a study by scientific advisers to the government, raising concerns that long com...
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Walgreen plans to expand area produce storesJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Walgreen Co. said Wednesday that by the end of 2013, it plans to have nearly 50 Chicago drugstores with large offerings of fresh fruit and vegetables and other groceries...
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Obama: Don't use debt as a gun against AmericansJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the debt ceiling should not "be used as a gun against the heads" of Americans to retain breaks for corporate jet owners or oil a...
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Rules lets FDIC recover pay from failed bank execsJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal regulators will be able to take back two years of pay from executives deemed responsible for a large bank's failure. The board of the Federal Deposi...
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