Business Stories from August 2, 2011 (Change date)
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Katango launches Web service to organize friendsAug 02, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — As the number of your Facebook friends and Twitter followers grows, a new crop of online services are trying to help organize your social-networking buddies i...
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Caterpillar wants to lower property taxesAug 02, 2011 11:00 pm - PEORIA — Caterpillar Inc. is asking Illinois' property tax appeals board to reverse decisions by Peoria and Tazewell counties and lower the value of the Fortune 500 comp...
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6 ways the debt deal could hurt college studentsAug 02, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — College is already expensive. Now the government's 11th-hour agreement to raise the debt ceiling is set to push costs higher. That's particularly true for th...
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Global airline profits hit by sky-high fuel costsAug 02, 2011 11:00 pm - GENEVA — Sky-high fuel prices have hit the profits of the world's airlines though Europe's carriers recovered after suffering last year from a volcanic ash cloud that br...
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New Blackberries with touch screens comingAug 02, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Research In Motion is unveiling five new BlackBerrys with touchscreens, as it hopes to revive the line's dwindling appeal in the face of competition from the ...
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Oil below $92 on concern about economy, demandAug 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil fell to its lowest level in five weeks on Wednesday as more signs of a slowing U.S. economy raised concerns about demand for everything from gasoline to natural gas ...
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Unemployment rose in nearly all US citiesAug 02, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Unemployment rose in more than 90 percent of U.S. cities in June, mirroring a national slowdown in hiring. The Labor Department says the unemployment rate r...
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Comcast posts higher 2Q profitAug 02, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Comcast Corp., the country's largest cable TV company, is bucking the trend among cable companies by making more money from its TV subscribers. While others ...
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ESPN promises new jobs under Conn. programAug 02, 2011 11:00 pm - BRISTOL, Conn. — ESPN and Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday the construction of a digital technology building and the addition of at least 200 jobs ove...
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Judge hears arguments over Globes broadcast rightsAug 02, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for the organizers of the Golden Globe Awards and its longtime producers sparred Tuesday over whether an 18-year-old agreement gave the company a...
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