Business Stories from August 12, 2011 (Change date)
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Dow finishes wild week; is the madness over?Aug 12, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — The wildest week in Wall Street history ended with a second day of gains. The Dow Jones industrial average finished Friday with a gain of 125 points. Most oth...
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U.S. Seeks As Much as 46 Months in Prison For Lawyer Goldfarb c.2011 Bloomberg NewsAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. prosecutors are seeking a sentence of as much as 46 months in prison for lawyer Jason Goldfarb, who pleaded guilty to passing inside informat...
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ConocoPhillips Buys Diesel in Europe; Gasoil Rises: Oil Products c.2011 Bloomberg NewsAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) -- ConocoPhillips bought a cargo of diesel in northwest Europe from Morgan Stanley. Barges of the ultra-low-sulfur grade traded at a cheaper price th...
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Postal service job-cut plan ‘tought’ to get doneAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - The U.S. Postal Service, which expects to run out of money next month, would have a hard time carrying out a proposal to cut 220,000 jobs by 2015, a labor professor said...
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Honda to build new factory in MexicoAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - DETROIT — Honda Motor Co. says it will build an $800 million factory in Mexico to make small cars for customers in North America. The company says the plant will meet gr...
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Manistique Papers files for bankruptcy protection in DelawareAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Manistique Papers Inc., a producer of recycled paper products based in Michigan, filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court in Delaware. To contact the reporter on...
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CTI sales drop 7.7 percent in 2QAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - LAKE BARRINGTON — CTI Industries Corporation a manufacturer and marketer of flexible packaging and storage products, laminated films and novelty balloons, announced sale...
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Experts: Reform, economy vexing HR prosAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Sweeping health care reform and the stagnant economy continue to provide sleepless nights for human resources professionals, a panel of experts told suburban business ex...
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U.S. retail sales' climb in July most in 4 monthsAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Retail sales in the U.S. climbed in July by the most in four months, showing consumers are holding up even as employment slows. The 0.5 percent increase reported by the ...
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Pregis sees 11 percent 2Q sales gainAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - DEERFIELD — Pregis Corporation, an international manufacturer, marketer, and supplier of protective packaging products and specialty packaging solutions, today announced...
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