Business Stories from January 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Natural gas price plunge aids families, businessesJan 14, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — The price of natural gas is plummeting at a pace that has caught even the experts off guard. A 35 percent collapse in the futures price over the past year has...
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Hulu to launch first original scripted showJan 14, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Hulu will broadcast its first original scripted series next month, a political comedy that will debut during the real-life Republican presidential primary....
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New website available for environmental permitsJan 14, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The state of Illinois has a new website for businesses that need to request permits from the state’s Environmental Protection Agency. Gov. Pat Quinn’s offi...
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Taco Bell sees market share recouped with Chipotle menuJan 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Bloomberg News For Yum Brands Inc.'s Taco Bell, thinking outside the bun means going gourmet. The chain that once used a talking chihuahua to sell chalupas is working wi...
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Green card bill divisive among foreign workersJan 14, 2012 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — With cutting-edge, high-tech jobs and a suburban townhouse, Neelima Reddy and her husband seem launched on a path to success. Instead, they feel frustrated ...
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Phone tips for investors at home and abroadJan 14, 2012 7:00 am - Morningstar For investors who like to do a little bit more research, Morningstar has released an mobile devices application that features its research and analysis ...
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Amazon gets on board with UltraViolet movie systemJan 14, 2012 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS — An Amazon.com executive said this week that the retailer has signed a deal with a Hollywood studio to sell movies that can be downloaded from an online “lock...
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Q&A on plans to expand Internet addressesJan 14, 2012 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Here are some questions and answers regarding plans to expand the Internet address system: Question: What are domain names? Answer: Think of them as s...
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Microsoft eclipses Yahoo in U.S. search for 1st timeJan 14, 2012 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp. has finally reached a long-sought and expensive goal — its Bing search engine now ranks second behind Google in the Internet’s most lucra...
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RIM PlayBook ‘too little, too late’Jan 14, 2012 7:00 am - Research In Motion Ltd. may need more than the souped-up software unveiled in Las Vegas to turn its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet into a challenger to Apple Inc.’s iPad. At...
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