Business Stories from November 20, 2011 (Change date)
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IMF, EU confirm Hungary request for assistanceNov 21, 2011 8:43 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary — The International Monetary Fund and the European Union say they are considering a request from Hungary for “precautionary” financial support. With it...
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Hoffman Estates encouraging residents to shop localNov 21, 2011 4:07 pm - The Village of Hoffman Estates has designated the weekend of Friday, Dec. 9, through Sunday, Dec. 11, as “Shop Hoffman for the Holidays!” During this weekend, Hoffman Es...
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Hugh Grant: I was hacked by non-Murdoch tabloidNov 22, 2011 5:55 am - LONDON — Actor Hugh Grant said Monday that he believes his phone was hacked by Britain’s Mail on Sunday tabloid — the first time he has implicated a newspaper not owned ...
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October home sales rose 1.4 percent but still weakNov 22, 2011 6:34 am - WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who bought previously occupied homes rose slightly last month but remained at depressed levels. And more deals are being canceled at...
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Chrysler names Kuniskis head of Fiat brand in North AmericaNov 21, 2011 12:29 pm - Chrysler Group LLC, the U.S. automaker majority owned by Fiat SpA, named Tim Kuniskis head of the Fiat brand in North America. Laura Soave, who joined Chrysler in 2010 a...
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Firm that threw foreclosure costume party closingNov 21, 2011 12:29 pm - BUFFALO, N.Y. — An embattled New York foreclosure law firm that was criticized for a Halloween party that mocked the homeless and was recently shunned by Fannie Mae and ...
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Gates testifies in $1B lawsuit against MicrosoftNov 21, 2011 12:28 pm - SALT LAKE CITY — Microsoft’s Windows 95 rollout presented the most challenges in the company’s history, leading to several last-minute changes to technical features that...
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Obama asserts growing U.S. stake in AsiaNov 21, 2011 12:28 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s close attention to the Asia-Pacific region signaled both a turn toward a part of the world experiencing solid growth and one away f...
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Eurobonds way out of crisis?Nov 22, 2011 5:36 am - BRUSSELS — The European Commission chief said Monday he wants to introduce eurobonds issued jointly by the 17 euro nations as an effective way to tackle the financial cr...
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Gates testifies in $1B lawsuit against MicrosoftNov 22, 2011 5:36 am - SALT LAKE CITY — Bill Gates wanted the top word processor on the market to be included in Windows 95, and by 1994, that just happened to be his own Word program, the Mic...