Business Stories from January 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Macy's raises profit outlook; doubles dividendJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - CINCINNATI — Macy's Inc. is raising its earnings outlook for the fourth quarter and full year due to a strong holiday season and says it will double its quarterly divide...
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Report: Kodak may file for bankruptcyJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - ROCHESTER, N.Y. — An uncomfortable suspicion that an icon of American business may have no future pushed investors to dump stock in Eastman Kodak Co. Wednesday. The ail...
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Motorola Mobility to display a smart home, streaming TVJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - Libertyville-based Motorola Mobility Inc. soon will be showing off its 4Home Connected Gateway to help homeowners take more mobile control of their homes. The new device...
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Madigan: Employee stole $1 million from Wirtz BeverageJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Dow marks first tiny loss of 2012Jan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - It took the whole day, but stocks came all the way back. Bruised once again by uncertainty about European debt, the U.S. stock market fell sharply Thursday at the open, ...
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Boeing misses 2011 delivery target amid 787 and 747-8 delaysJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. failed to deliver as many of the new 787 Dreamliner and 747-8 jumbo jets as planned in 2011 after turning each model over to its first customer in the second ...
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Job cuts in U.S. rose 31% from year earlierJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - Job cuts announced by U.S. employers increased in December from the prior year's decade low. Planned firings rose 31 percent to 41,785 last month from 32,004 in December...
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Barnes & Noble falls on guidance cut, Nook reviewJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Barnes & Noble is considering options for its quickly growing but expensive Nook e-book reading business, its latest attempt to regain profitability as the pu...
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Google decision hasn’t been made by EU’s antitrust regulatorJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - European Union regulators haven’t decided whether they should file a formal complaint against Google Inc. over possible discrimination against rivals in search results, ...
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Oil hovers below $103 amid mixed U.S. supply signsJan 04, 2012 10:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered below $103 a barrel Thursday in Asia after a report showed mixed signs about U.S. crude demand. Benchmark crude for February delivery fell...