Business Stories from January 31, 2012 (Change date)
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Follett operations chief to retireJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - PRNewswire OAK BROOK — Fred Weber, senior vice president of wholesale operations and distribution services at Follett Higher Education Group, announced his retirement af...
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Oil prices steady as demand falls in U.S.Jan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Oil prices are flat Wednesday following economic reports that showed U.S. factories are cranking into a higher gear while energy demand remains weak. Benchma...
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EU blocks $10 billion Deutsche Boerse, NYSE mergerJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday blocked the Deutsche Boerse's planned merger with NYSE Euronext, a $10 billion deal that would have created the world's larges...
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Stocks rise on manufacturing dataJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - U.S. stocks had a big January, and they're starting February strong, too. Stocks climbed Wednesday after strong manufacturing data and encouraging reports about the Gree...
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Facebook to go public, raise $5 billionJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerbe...
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Bills would restrict hydraulic fracturing in IllinoisJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Two state lawmakers in Illinois are promoting legislation to restrict hydraulic fracturing, a process used by the energy industry to free oil and gas from ...
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Navistar partners with Brazilian bus manufacturerJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - PRNewswire LISLE — Navistar announced it has entered a global commercial bus partnership with Brazilian commercial bus body manufacturer San Marino Onibus e Implementos ...
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Refrigerator manufacturer to close Madison plantJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A refrigerator and stove manufacturer has notified the state it plans to close its Madison plant. About 100 workers at Sub-Zero will be out of work by t...
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Oil spreads from wreck of ship off Italy coastJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - GIGLIO, Italy — A thin film of oil spread from the Costa Concordia cruise ship as waves battered its wreckage off Italy’s coast Wednesday, adding to fears of an environm...
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World markets buoyant ahead of run of US dataJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - LONDON — Solid manufacturing surveys from around the world helped boost markets on Wednesday as attention turned toward the state of the U.S. economy in the run-up to a ...