Business Stories from August 31, 2011 (Change date)
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Sony shows wearable 3-D personal theaterAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - TOKYO — Sony says it will start selling a head mounted display that provides a 3-D theater of music videos, movies and games, targeting people who prefer solitary entert...
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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Maintain Gains After ADP Jobs Report c.2011 Bloomberg NewsAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock futures advanced, indicating the Dow Jones Industrial Average may erase its 2011 loss, after a report showed that American companies ad...
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Figuring out the new Netflix plansAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — The toughest choice most Netflix customers usually face is figuring out which movie to put at the top of their queues. But millions of Netflix subscriber...
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European stocks gain after fed minutes, trimming monthly slideAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - European stocks gained for a third day, trimming the Stoxx Europe 600 Index’s biggest monthly drop since 2008, as Federal Reserve minutes showed some policy makers wante...
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Obama jobs speech creates conflict with GOPAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced his intention to lay out a new jobs plan in a prime-time speech to Congress next week that strategists hope wi...
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Baxter sues Teva to enforce liability pact over hepatitis casesAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - Lake Couny based Baxter International Inc., the maker of blood products and intravenous drugs, sued Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to enforce an indemnity agreement...
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Small Illinois post offices could closeAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - A basket of cucumbers was on the counter Monday of the U.S. post office in Clare, about an hour west of Arlington Heights, and everyone was welcome to take a few home. I...
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Franc rises as snb refrains from weakening measures; euro fallsAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - The franc rose versus all its major peers as the Swiss National Bank refrained from announcing any new steps to curb its gains, after intervening or referring to the cur...
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Government sues to block AT&T, T-Mobile mergerAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Justice Department filed suit Wednesday to block AT&T’s $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA on grounds that it would raise prices for consumers. The go...
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Treasuries set for steepest monthly gain since 2008 on economyAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - Treasuries headed for their biggest monthly gain since December 2008 before reports this week that are forecast to show employment and manufacturing slowed. U.S. governm...
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