Business Stories from August 26, 2011 (Change date)
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Will tollway expansion create 120,000 jobs?Aug 26, 2011 12:00 am - A $12 billion capital plan that would create thousands of jobs seems like a panacea for the metropolitan region’s woeful unemployment rate of 10.5 percent. But predictin...
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Bernanke proposes no new steps to boost economyAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke leaned on Congress on Friday to do more to promote hiring and growth, or risk delaying the economy's return to...
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Shell opens Nigeria gas plant 2 days after closureAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - LAGOS, Nigeria — Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has reopened a natural gas plant after isolating the leakage point of a damaged pipeline in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern de...
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Sport associations applaud federal Internet rulingAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — High school athletic associations nationwide say a federal appeals court ruling upholding Wisconsin’s right to sell exclusive rights to live-stream games...
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Japan consumer prices up a tad in JulyAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - TOKYO — Japan’s government says consumer prices unexpectedly rose in July from a year earlier as fuel costs climbed. The nation’s core consumer price index, which exclud...
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Tiffany 2Q profit soars, raises full-year outlookAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Tiffany & Co.’s net income jumped 30 percent in the second quarter, propelled by strong growth across all regions as high-income shoppers continued to be draw...
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Generators, batteries big sellers ahead of IreneAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — It’s the not-so-quiet before the storm. Hurricane Irene hasn’t hit the East Coast yet, but people up and down the Eastern Seaboard already are crowding hardwa...
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Binny’s, other businesses opening in north Arlington Hts.Aug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Binny’s Beverage Depot will open a 22,000-square-foot store in The Annex of Arlington in north Arlington Heights, giving a major boost to a shopping center with a high v...
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Economy grew at slower 1 pct. rate this springAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a meager 1 percent annual pace this spring, slower than previously estimated. The downward revision stoked fears that the economy i...
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CEO says Groupon isn’t in troubleAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Groupon Inc. Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mason said the digital coupon company is growing and widening its lead over rivals, addressing concerns raised about the busi...
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