Business Stories from January 23, 2012 (Change date)
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Exxon Mobil flares at Joliet oil refineryJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Exxon Mobil Corp. reported an equipment shutdown and startup at its Joliet refinery in Illinois yesterday, according to two separate filings. Sulfur dioxide and other em...
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Gates defends focus on high-tech agricultureJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - KIRKLAND, Wash. — Bill Gates has a terse response to criticism that the high-tech solutions he advocates for world hunger are too expensive or bad for the environment: C...
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Coach profit tops analysts’ estimates as holiday sales gainJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Coach Inc., the largest U.S. luxury handbag maker, reported a 15 percent increase in quarterly profit that topped analysts’ estimates, driven by holiday sales in North A...
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Goldman Sachs gets Thornburg mortgage suit moved to U.S. courtJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Goldman Sachs Group Inc. won a U.S. District Court judge’s consent to take over a lawsuit filed by the former Thornburg Mortgage, now called TMST, according to a court o...
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Verizon posts $2B 4Q loss on pension adjustmentJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Verizon posted a large loss for its latest quarter on an adjustment for the value of its pension plans, but also saw more people signing contracts for wireles...
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Facebook forces Timeline; tips to hide users’ pastJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Facebook will start requiring people to switch to a new profile format known as Timeline, making photos, links and personal musings from the past much easier ...
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LaunchPoint raises $3.5 million in financingJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Marketwire ROLLING MEADOWS -- LaunchPoint, a provider of information-centric enterprise business solutions and services, announced it has closed on $3.5 million worth of...
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Teen employment drops in IllinoisJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Teen employment in Illinois last year dropped to its lowest level in more than 40 years, with minorities and youth from low-income homes among the hardest hit, according...
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Opportunity International gains funding to expand technology, trainingJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Maraketwire OAK BROOK — A vast number of families who live in the developing world will soon gain expanded access to the financial tools available through Opportunity In...
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Obama speech to embrace manufacturing rebirth as job creatorJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - President Barack Obama tonight will lay out what he calls a “blueprint” for revitalizing the economy, emphasizing a rebirth for U.S. manufacturing, bolstering domestic e...