Business Stories from September 14, 2011 (Change date)
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Preckwinkle: Sales tax repeal a step in right directionSep 16, 2011 2:13 am - A partial rollback of the controversial penny-on-the-dollar county sales tax is expected to cost Cook County $53 million in revenues next year, board President Toni Prec...
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This is not your mother’s Easy-Bake OvenSep 15, 2011 1:42 pm - Associated Press PAWTUCKET, R.I. — This is not the Easy-Bake Oven you remember. The latest version of the famous toy oven first marketed in 1963 with a carrying handle a...
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West Dundee grounds coffeehouseSep 15, 2011 10:16 am - A coffeehouse nestled inside a charming Victorian house in West Dundee sure sounded like a good idea to some. But it was one the village board ultimately turned down th...
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Sony sets PlayStation Vita sale date for JapanSep 16, 2011 2:13 am - TOKYO — Sony’s upgraded portable video game machine PlayStation Vita is going on sale in Japan on Dec. 17 with 26-game software going on sale on the same date, but it’s ...
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Report: BP ultimately responsible in Gulf spillSep 16, 2011 2:13 am - A key federal report goes further than other investigations and puts ultimate responsibility on BP for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history and the deaths of 11 ...
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American to expand Gogo streaming video on aircraftSep 15, 2011 2:27 pm - ITASCA — American Airlines announced it will expand Gogo’s new streaming video product onboard approximately 400 American Airlines aircraft. The expansion of Gogo’s vide...
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Stocks edge up in another day of choppy tradingSep 15, 2011 10:16 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ NEW YORK — Stocks are closing higher for the second day in a row, led by gains in General Electric Co. and other indust...
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New airport security policy for kids under 13Sep 15, 2011 1:42 pm - WASHINGTON — Children 12 years old and younger soon will no longer be required to remove their shoes at airport security checkpoints, Homeland Security Secretary Janet N...
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Google raised Motorola bid by $3B to get deal doneSep 15, 2011 10:34 pm - Google prized Libertyville-based Motorola Mobility’s patent portfolio so much that it threw in an extra $3 billion to get its takeover offer accepted last month. That ti...
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SAT reading scores fall to new lowSep 15, 2011 10:16 am - SAT reading scores for the high school class of 2011 were the lowest on record, and combined reading and math scores fell to their lowest point since 1995. The College B...