Business Stories from August 16, 2011 (Change date)
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Abercrombie asks 'The Situation' to shop elsewhereAug 18, 2011 4:24 pm - NEW YORK — The Situation doesn't usually require a lot of motivation to lose the shirt. But Abercrombie & Fitch wants him to go one further — the company has offered to ...
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A new American gold rush as prices soarAug 18, 2011 1:31 pm - NEW YORK — For what is normally a sleepy month, there are so many customers at the Gold Standard, a New York company that buys jewelry, that it feels like Christmas in A...
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Charter, cargo airlines target pilot safety ruleAug 18, 2011 4:24 pm - WASHINGTON — Amid fierce opposition from charter and cargo airlines, as well as alarms raised by Pentagon officials, the Obama administration has delayed new safety rule...
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Chavez: Venezuela recalling $11B in gold reservesAug 18, 2011 4:24 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez announced Wednesday that he is nationalizing Venezuela's gold mining industry and that he intends to bring home $11 billion in...
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SEC attorney alleges vast destruction of documentsAug 18, 2011 4:24 pm - WASHINGTON — An attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission is alleging that the agency destroyed documents related to thousands of preliminary investigations, in...
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French, German leaders urge elected eurozone chiefAug 18, 2011 1:41 pm - BRUSSELS — The leaders of France and Germany said Wednesday that they want the heads of the eurozone countries to elect the president of a new "economic government" who ...
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Edward among 3 hospitals denied property tax exemptionsAug 17, 2011 1:28 pm - The Illinois Department of Revenue has denied property tax exemptions to three hospitals, including Edward Hospital in Naperville and Northwestern Memorial's Prentice Wo...
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Allstate sues Goldman Sachs over toxic investmentsAug 16, 2011 1:44 pm - Allstate Corp. is suing Goldman Sachs Group Inc., saying more than $122 million in mortgage-backed securities the insurance company bought beginning in 2006 were fraudul...
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S&P says sell Google's shares after Motorola dealAug 17, 2011 5:35 pm - NEW YORK — Standard & Poor's is saying investors should sell Google's stock because it believes the search leader's decision to buy Motorola Mobility increases the risk ...
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Euro falls amid concern over European grownAug 17, 2011 10:40 pm - The euro weakened against the majority of its most-traded peers after a report showing European growth slowed more than economists forecast added to concern that nations...
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