Business Stories from August 26, 2011 (Change date)
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State Dept report favors US-Canada oil pipelineAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — A Canadian company’s plan to pipe oil from Alberta to the Texas coast is not likely to cause significant environmental problems during construction or opera...
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P&G CEO’s pay rises to $16.2 million in 2nd yearAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - CINCINNATI — Procter & Gamble Co. CEO Bob McDonald’s pay jumped to nearly $16.2 million in his second year at the helm of the world’s largest consumer products maker, wh...
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Google shuts business it bought in 2010 for $200 millionAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Google Inc. said it’s shutting Slide, the social-gaming business it bought for about $200 million last year, and that Max Levchin, the chief executive officer of the acq...
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After Apple's fall, is it time to buy or sell?Aug 26, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Should you buy or sell Apple? Investors largely shrugged off news this week that Steve Jobs is stepping down as CEO, barely selling its shares. But that hasn'...
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New Italian restaurant coming to Wheeling's Restaurant RowAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - A new Lettuce Entertain You restaurant is getting ready for a fall opening in Wheeling. Saranello's, a moderately priced Italian restaurant, will take over the former Os...
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GM cutting truck production next monthAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - DETROIT — General Motors Co. is cutting its production of pickup trucks next month, a sign that truck sales aren’t as robust as the company had hoped. Spokesman Tom Wick...
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Government recoups $900 million of bailout moneyAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says it has recovered roughly $900 million during the first six months of the year from sales of warrants it received from bailed-ou...
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Drought disaster loans still availableAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Federal officials say small businesses affected by drought in Illinois last year still can apply for economic injury disaster loans. The U.S. Small Business Administrat...
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EPA settles civil rights complaint over pesticideAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - FRESNO, Calif. — California pesticide regulators discriminated against Latino schoolchildren when they annually approved a powerful pesticide used near their schools, th...
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Stocks fall after Bernanke offers no stimulusAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Stocks are falling in morning trading after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered no new steps to stimulate the U.S. economy. Hopes had been building on Wall St...