Business Stories from September 25, 2011 (Change date)
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SEC may recommend legal action against S&PSep 25, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission is considering recommending civil legal action against the Standard & Poor's debt ratings agency over its ...
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Netflix signs streaming deal with DreamWorksSep 25, 2011 11:00 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Netflix has signed a deal with DreamWorks to stream its movies and TV specials beginning in 2013. Netflix Inc. said Monday that the multi-year li...
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Doctors rarely pay penalties in kickback casesSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - Two years ago, drugmaker Eli Lilly pleaded guilty to illegally marketing its blockbuster antipsychotic Zyprexa for elderly patients. Lilly paid $1.4 billion in criminal ...
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One family’s adventures in localismSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The first real snag came around Day 120. For four straight months, the Levitch family had stuck to their 365-day pledge to “go local” — forgoing Star...
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Women’s rights are ‘smart economics,’ World Bank saysSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - Empowering women is “smart economics,” the World Bank says in a report whose message resonates with white-collar workers like unemployed Chilean investment adviser Fanny...
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Debt collection business is great but hard as everSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — These are the best of times, and the worst of times, for America’s debt collectors. The prolonged economic turmoil has created more opportunity tha...
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Drought creates a buyer’s market for cattle ranchersSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The drought in the Southwest may help 29-year-old Chad Bicker get to his goal of being a full-time farmer and rancher by the time he’s 40. As farm...
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Rewards cards coming with biggest bonuses everSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Credit card issuers are offering some of their biggest sign-on bonuses ever. As the competition to attract customers intensifies, banks are promising an extra...
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Local governments tap alcohol sales for revenueSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - HARRISON, Ark. — Dee Gusewelle used to rail against the sale of alcohol, posting signs in her yard and encouraging neighbors and passers-by to keep booze out of this pat...
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Recession upends dreams of aspiring teachersSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. — Stay-at-home-mom Cindy DePace was just hitting 30 when she decided to return to the work force by going back to school and becoming a teacher. She love...