Business Stories from September 20, 2011 (Change date)
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Abbott earns banned substance free certification for EAS productsSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - PRNewswire LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP — Abbott Laboratories’ EAS Sports Nutrition brand has been certified as free of banned substances, the company announced. Two independen...
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Air Canada and union reach dealSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - MONTREAL — Air Canada has reached a tentative contract deal with the union for its flight attendants, averting a possible strike that would have severely disrupted opera...
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Stocks rally in midday tradingSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - Stocks rallied in midday trading Tuesday as traders bet that a grim forecast for U.S. economic growth and persistent economic problems in Europe would compel the Fed to ...
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VASC0 subsidiary in Netherlands declared bankruptSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - OAKBROOK TERRACE — DigiNotar BV, the Internet-safety company that was attacked by hackers, causing the Netherlands government to warn that parts of the country’s online ...
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Fifth Third increases quarterly dividend 33%Sep 20, 2011 12:00 am - Fifth Third Bancorp., Ohio’s largest lender, boosted its quarterly dividend 33 percent to 8 cents a share. The third-quarter dividend is payable to investors on Oct. 20 ...
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Turner says Murdoch 'going to have to step down' from News Corp.Sep 20, 2011 12:00 am - Billionaire Ted Turner said News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rupert Murdoch will probably have to leave the helm of his media company after a phone-hackin...
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News corp. Said to pay $4.7 Million to hacking victim familySep 20, 2011 12:00 am - News Corp.’s U.K. unit agreed to pay 3 million pounds ($4.7 million) to settle claims that the News of the World tabloid hacked the mobile phone of a murdered schoolgirl...
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Comcast sues British telecommunications over eight patentsSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - Comcast Corp. sued British Telecommunications Plc over eight patents. Comcast claimed that it doesn’t infringe the BT Group Plc unit’s network technology. To contact the...
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Wrigley sells iconic Chicago skyscraperSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - The Wrigley Building, an iconic Chicago skyscraper, has been sold by the company that gives the building its name. The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. announced Monday the building ...
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U.K. Shop vacancies may climb to 14% next year before fallingSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - U.K. shop vacancies may rise as high as 14 percent next year from the current 12 percent because of increased online retailing, competition from supermarkets and the fal...