Business Stories from January 22, 2012 (Change date)
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Conoco says flared gas at wood river refinery in IllinoisJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - ConocoPhillips flared gases at its Wood River oil refinery in Illinois yesterday, according to a filing with state regulators. More than 200 pounds of sulfur dioxide was...
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Super Bowl ticket sells for $11,883Jan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - At least one ticket to the Super Bowl rematch between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots has sold for $11,883, according to the National Football League's ...
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Trade show booth can help build brand, businessJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Although the company attends several trade shows each year, HGP exhibits at just one: The annual conference sponsored by the Healthcare Information and Management System...
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Morgan stanley said to plan sale of Quilter to BridgepointJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Morgan Stanley is in talks to sell U.K. wealth manager Quilter Holdings Ltd. to buyout firm Bridgepoint Capital Ltd., two people with knowledge of the plan said. An anno...
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Fed likely to hint of no rate increase before 2014Jan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — It could be quite a while yet before the Federal Reserve starts raising the interest rates it’s kept at record lows for three years. Maybe not before 2014. ...
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Oil climbs as European union agrees on sanctions against IranJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Oil rose as the European Union announced a phased-in embargo of Iranian crude in an effort to contain the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. The ban will be implemented...
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$25 billion mortgage deal goes to statesJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - A draft settlement between the nation’s major banks and U.S. states over deceptive foreclosure practices has been sent to state officials for review. Those who lost thei...
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British Airways to resume flights to TripoliJan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - LONDON — British Airways will restart flights from London to the Libyan capital Tripoli just over a year after it suspended the service due to violent clashes in the cou...
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Pot-based prescription drug looks for FDA OKJan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — A quarter-century after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first prescription drugs based on the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuan...
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Halliburton 4Q profit jumps 50 pctJan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Halliburton is reporting that its net income jumped nearly 50 percent in the final three months of 2011 as rising oil prices sparked new drilling projects. Th...