Business Stories from September 2, 2011 (Change date)
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UBS denies Chinese newspaper’s accusations it misled investorsSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - UBS Securities LLC said it has “diligently” fulfilled its responsibilities as a sponsor of initial public offerings after the Shanghai Securities News published its seco...
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Portugal eyes German interest in privatizationsSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s prime minister, seeking to encourage German investment in his debt-troubled country, says the planned privatization of TAP Air Portugal wou...
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Jobless rate remained unchanged for AugustSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Employers stopped adding jobs in August, an alarming setback for an economy that has struggled to grow and might be at risk of another recession. The govern...
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Last Eclipse made in Ill. destined for charitySep 02, 2011 12:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. — The last Mitsubishi Eclipse the company’s plant in Normal made is headed for a charity auction instead of a dealer’s lot. The Pantagraph newspaper in Bloo...
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General Motors hires Lutz to advise company execsSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - DETROIT — General Motors Co. is hiring former Vice Chairman Bob Lutz to advise its senior leaders. The 79-year-old was providing advice informally since his retirement l...
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Greece, troika disagree over deficitSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - BRUSSELS — Disagreements over Greece's massive budget deficits and how to make up for the funding shortfalls led international debt inspectors to suspend their review an...
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Obama halts controversial EPA regulationSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday scrapped his administration's controversial plans to tighten smog rules, bowing to the demands of congressional Republicans...
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Libya: 5 foreign oil companies back workingSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - PARIS — At least five foreign oil and gas companies are back in Libya to work on resuscitating production, a Libyan official said Friday, as the country’s interim leader...
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Campbell Soup adjusted profit tops Street viewSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - CAMDEN, N.J. — Campbell Soup Co.’s fiscal fourth-quarter profit slipped 12 percent, weighed down by restructuring charges. But the food maker’s adjusted results reporte...
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Feds sue big banks over sales of risky investmentsSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — The government on Friday sued 17 financial firms, including the largest U.S. banks, for selling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac billions of dollars’ worth of mortg...