Business Stories from July 12, 2011 (Change date)
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Lawmaker: US airports are not secure enoughJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. airports are still vulnerable to terror attacks, despite billions of dollars invested in security enhancements since 9/11, a Republican congressman sai...
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Netflix price hike angers users, some drop planJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Some Netflix customers called it a slap in the face. Others a betrayal. Many threatened to drop the movie service. On Wednesday, many of them vented on T...
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IMF urges Greece to move quickly on budget cutsJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Greece's government must move quickly and decisively to bring its huge public debt under control, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday. The lendin...
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Budget deficit on track to top $1 trillionJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The federal budget deficit is on pace to break the $1 trillion mark for the third straight year, ratcheting up the pressure on the White House and Congress ...
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US Treasury: Savings bonds go digital in JanuaryJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. savings bonds, available as paper documents since 1935, are joining the digital age. They will no longer be sold as paper beginning Jan. 1, Treasury of...
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Google's 2Q results to review action-packed periodJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISO — Internet search leader Google Inc. is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings on Thursday after the stock market closes. The April-June period ma...
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Regeneron rheumatoid arthritis drug meets goalJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sanofi said a clinical trial showed their drug candidate sarilumab reduced symptoms of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthri...
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FDA: pelvic mesh for women riskier than thoughtJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal health officials say a product used in surgery to treat incontinence and other women's health problems causes far more complications than previously...
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Ireland downgrade topples stocksJul 12, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Hope that the Federal Reserve might consider more economic stimulus wasn’t enough to keep bad news about Ireland from sinking stocks. Ireland’s government bon...
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Rivers Casino clearing final hurdles to openingJul 12, 2011 12:00 am - Representatives of the Illinois Gaming Board conducted a mock practice session at the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines Tuesday, gambling with monopoly money to test whether ...