Business Stories from July 11, 2011 (Change date)
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U.S. futures lower on fear of soaring Italian debtJul 12, 2011 8:45 am - NEW YORK — Stock futures fell for the third straight day Tuesday as investors weighed the prospect that Italy, Europe's third-largest economy, could be the next country ...
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Credit card rate hikes can hit in 15 days, not 45Jul 13, 2011 6:06 am - NEW YORK — If you get a notice that your credit card interest rate is going up, don't rush to charge your summer vacation before the rate hike kicks in. Under the credit...
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House to vote to ban rules on new light bulbsJul 13, 2011 5:09 am - WASHINGTON — Having to buy a squiggly fluorescent light bulb is an affront to personal freedom, some lawmakers are saying as the House decides whether to overturn a law ...
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IRS: 100K tax preparers fail to follow new rulesJul 13, 2011 5:09 am - WASHINGTON — About 100,000 paid tax preparers who worked on 2011 returns did not follow new rules requiring them to register with the Internal Revenue Service, the agenc...
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Boehner: Raising debt limit is Obama's problemJul 12, 2011 2:01 pm - WASHINGTON — Ratcheting up the partisan rhetoric, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that the burden for raising the nation's debt limit rests on President Barack O...
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Netflix separates DVD plans from online streamingJul 13, 2011 5:09 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix is raising its prices by as much as 60 percent for millions of subscribers who want to rent DVDs by mail and watch video on the Internet. The com...
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Motorists driving less, but gas prices keep risingJul 12, 2011 3:14 pm - NEW YORK — Gasoline prices are rising again even though drivers in the U.S. have bought less gas for four months in a row. Oil, which is used to make gasoline, is higher...
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Lagarde selects US official as top deputy at IMFJul 13, 2011 5:09 am - WASHINGTON — The new chief of the International Monetary Fund has appointed a senior White House official to be her top deputy. Christine Lagarde on Tuesday selected Dav...
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Reid: Would consider entitlement cuts in big dealJul 13, 2011 5:09 am - WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he would consider cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security if they were part of a "grand bargain' that includes...
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News Corp. boosts stock buyback plan to $5 billionJul 13, 2011 5:09 am - NEW YORK — News Corp. says its board has raised its stock repurchase program to $5 billion. That's up from the $1.8 billion that's still left in the media conglomerate's...