Business Stories from February 2, 2012 (Change date)
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CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crashFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - BOISE, Idaho — The head of memory chip maker Micron long known for taking risks in stunt piloting died Friday when a small experimental plane he was piloting steeply ban...
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State Farm plans to hire 3,000 employeesFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON — State Farm Insurance plans to hire 3,000 people across the U.S. and Canada and add 900 agents. The Bloomington, Ill.-based company said Friday that the hir...
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Analysis: When is ‘getting better’ good enough?Feb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The stronger the economy gets, the more the presidential race comes down to what voters believe: Are things actually getting better? Or is it all still a me...
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Year-over-year jobs data by race and educationFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - Hard-hit African-Americans and the most-educated Americans enjoyed the most improved job prospects in the 12 months ending in January. Among racial groups, whites, Hispa...
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House passes 4-year aviation program blueprintFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — A four-year blueprint for aviation programs that hastens the transition to a new air traffic control system based on GPS technology was given final approval...
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Jobs report lifts Dow to highest mark since '08Feb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled the Dow Jones industrial average Friday to its highest close since May 2008, befo...
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EU probes new Google privacy policyFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - BRUSSELS — The European Union’s data protection authorities have asked Google to delay the rollout of its new privacy policy until they have verified that it doesn’t bre...
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Ky. plant to be featured in Toyota Super Bowl adFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - GEORGETOWN, Ky. — A Toyota manufacturing plant will get a moment in the Super Bowl spotlight when it is featured in a 60-second ad scheduled to run during the pregame sh...
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Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard callFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - LONDON — Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collec...
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Lawmaker introduces social media password billFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois state representative from Chicago has introduced legislation in Springfield that would ban businesses from requiring job applicants to divulge ...