Business Stories from October 18, 2011 (Change date)
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Great Lakes shipping remains crucial to economy, study showsOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Cargo shipping in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River navigation system supports 227,000 jobs and pumps billions into the U.S. and Canadian eco...
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Harley-Davidson 3Q profits more than doubleOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - MILWAUKEE — Harley-Davidson’s third-quarter profit more than doubled as the motorcycle maker’s sales rose in the U.S. and worldwide. The Milwaukee company said Tuesday t...
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UnitedHealth 3Q profit slips as medical costs riseOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s third-quarter net income edged slightly lower as medical costs climbed and some health care use picked up, but the insurer’s rev...
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India says inflation may be ‘under pressure’ until DecemberOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Australia’s rebounding coal exports and resource investment should help shield the economy from global growth risks emanating from from the U.S. and Europe, Deloitte Acc...
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Galvin remembered as loving family man, sports enthusiastOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Under gold chandeliers inside a Winnetka church Tuesday, former Motorola Inc. CEO Bob Galvin was remembered as not only an innovative business leader, but also as a lovi...
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Pita Kabobs: Mediterranean food in Lake in the HillsOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Brothers Faz and Faisal Rahman started throwing around the idea of opening their own restaurant a few years ago. They saw there were many kinds of restaurants along the ...
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Social Security to hand out raisesOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Social Security benefits will go up by 3.6 percent next year, the first increase since 2009 for the one in five Americans who rely on government retirement ...
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French, German disagreement endangers Greek dealOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - BRUSSELS — A person familiar with the talks over a second massive bailout for Greece says disagreement between France and Germany is endangering a crucial deal expected ...
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BlackBerry maker shows new phone, tablet softwareOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled a new operating system Tuesday in hopes of grabbing some attention away from the iPhone and Android pho...
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GE investing in 20-megawatt solar greenhouse project in SardiniaOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - General Electric Co., the world’s biggest maker of power-generating equipment, invested $58 million in a 20-megawatt solar project that Moser Baer India Ltd. is building...