Business Stories from September 19, 2011 (Change date)
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Driverless car navigates Berlin streetsSep 19, 2011 11:00 pm - BERLIN — It can talk, see, drive and no longer needs a human being to control it by remote. The car of the future — completely computer-controlled — is on the streets of...
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Are rich really taxed less than secretaries?Sep 19, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama makes it sound as if there are millionaires all over America paying taxes at lower rates than their secretaries. "Middle-class famili...
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IATA: 2012 airline profits to drop 29 percentSep 19, 2011 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Global airline earnings will likely drop 29 percent next year as Europe's debt crisis and higher costs pinch profitability, the International Air Transport A...
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Naperville owner honored as franchisee of the yearSep 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Assisting Hands Home Care franchisee Richard Ueberfluss of Naperville, Illinois was honored this week by the International Franchise Association (IFA) with its annual Fr...
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Small businesses are spending on technologySep 19, 2011 5:00 am - While the recovery wobbles on, business owners continue to watch expenses almost like never before — with, apparently, one exception: Smaller and mid-size businesses are...
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Batavia company serves as IT departmentSep 19, 2011 5:00 am - An interview with co-owner Matt Sidman Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: TEQWORKS gives small- and medium-sized businesses a competitive advantage. TE...
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Saturday mail could end under Obama planSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - The U.S. Postal Service, which says it won't be able to make required payments at the end of this month, should be allowed to end Saturday mail delivery and get back $6....
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Court reinstates $675,000 damages for downloadingSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - BOSTON — An appeals court reinstated a $675,000 verdict against a Boston University student who illegally downloaded 30 songs and shared them on the Internet, but left t...
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Bernanke tolerating dissent but pushing past itSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — For someone known as a consensus builder, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sure generates — and shrugs off — a lot of dissent. Bernanke last month push...
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Fixtures on sale at closed Arlington Hts. hotelSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - The sale of fixtures and furniture at the former Sheraton Chicago Northwest Hotel in Arlington Heights will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20. Items range from sleigh b...
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