Business Stories from November 10, 2011 (Change date)
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Va. nuclear plant gets OK to restartNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - RICHMOND, Va. — Dominion Virginia Power’s North Anna Power Station, the first operating U.S. nuclear plant shut down because of an earthquake, can restart after being of...
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Stocks surge as Italy, Greece allay debt fearsNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks surged Friday, erasing their losses for the week, after Italy and Greece moved closer to getting their financial crises under control. The Dow Jones in...
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Barnes & Noble rises on speculation of purchase by Liberty MediaNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Barnes & Noble Inc., the largest U.S. bookstore chain, rose to the highest in almost three months on speculation that Liberty Media Corp. may buy the rest of the retaile...
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Electric car battery catches fire after crash testNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — A Chevrolet Volt that caught fire three weeks after its lithium-ion battery was damaged in a government crash test has regulators taking a harder look at th...
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Zambia mines minister summons Munali nickel managers on closureNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Zambian Mines Minister Wilbur Simuusa has summoned the management of the Munali nickel mine after it was temporarily closed. “The closure for whatever reason was prematu...
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Egypt closes Great Pyramid after rumors of ritualsNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - CAIRO — Egypt’s antiquities authority closed the largest of the Giza pyramids Friday following rumors that groups would try to hold spiritual ceremonies on the site at 1...
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Euro gains vs dollar on progress in Italy, GreeceNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — The euro rose against the dollar for the second day in a row as Italy and Greece moved closer to getting new leadership. Traders are hoping that the new gover...
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China: ConocoPhillips oil spills due to negligenceNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - BEIJING — Chinese authorities say oil spills in the Bohai Bay from an oil field operated by a ConocoPhillips subsidiary were caused by negligence. The State Oceanic Admi...
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Italy Senate OKs economic reform billNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - ROME — Italy’s Senate has approved economic reforms demanded by the European Union, paving the way for Premier Silvio Berlusconi to resign as early as this weekend and a...
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Papademos to be sworn in as premier to avert Greek collapseNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Lucas Papademos, a former vice president of the European Central Bank who will be sworn in as prime minister of a Greek unity government today, faces the immediate task ...