Business Stories from October 30, 2011 (Change date)
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Swedish dads swap work for child careOct 30, 2011 5:06 am - STOCKHOLM — One of Henrik Holgersson’s friends laughed in his face when he told him he was going to spend the better part of 2011 as a stay-at-home dad. “What kind of a ...
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State budget cuts clog criminal justice systemOct 30, 2011 5:06 am - ATLANTA — Prosecutors are forced to ignore misdemeanor violations to pursue more serious crimes. Judges are delaying trials to cope with layoffs and strained staffing le...
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Companies focus on worker health to curb costsOct 30, 2011 5:06 am - INDIANAPOLIS — More employers are giving workers the option to tame health insurance costs for next year if they provide a blood sample and reveal details about their he...
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The IPO market, an engine of job growth, stallsOct 30, 2011 5:06 am - NEW YORK — Two companies with quirky names, Ubiquiti Networks and Zeltiq Aesthetics, made their public debuts earlier this month with listings on the Nasdaq Stock Market...
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Price matters for holiday 2011 seasonOct 30, 2011 5:06 am - NEW YORK — Forget style, quality and customer service. This holiday season, all that matters is price. A week before Halloween and two full months before Christmas, stor...
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It’s open (enrollment) season on tax savingsOct 30, 2011 5:06 am - NEW YORK — Grumbling about taxes is a national preoccupation. Yet workers forgo thousands of dollars in tax savings every year. The oversight happens despite the weeks-l...
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N.J. to vote on legalizing sports bettingOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - FREEHOLD, N.J. — Sipping a beer and killing time in the 15 minutes between races at Freehold Raceway one recent afternoon, the guy in the Jets hat pondered the possibili...
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Rometty breaks ground as IBM’s first female leaderOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — International Business Machines Corp.’s Virginia “Ginni” Rometty has grown throughout her career by taking on challenges she’s never faced before. Now she’ll ...
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Qantas flights to resume about 10 p.m.Oct 30, 2011 12:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian court has ended the strikes and employee lockout that had abruptly grounded Qantas Airways and stranded tens of thousands of passenge...
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Former Mr. Jelly Belly looking for sweet comebackOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - COVINA, Calif. — He’s the Willie Wonka of this small suburban town east of Los Angeles, the rotund man in the T-shirt and shorts who joyfully takes just about anybody wh...