Business Stories from February 9, 2012 (Change date)
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Stock futures fall on Greek deal holdupFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are following overseas markets lower after Greece's crucial bailout was put on hold by the rest of the eurozone, a day after it seemed that...
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Sheriff suggests tweaking immigrant hold policyFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is suggesting the policy that forbids his office from informing federal officials when the county jail is about to release suspected illegal...
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Komatsu to add 100 jobs in PeoriaFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - PEORIA — Komatsu America Corp. plans an expansion that would bring 100 new jobs to Peoria. But the Journal Star reports that the plan depends on whether the Peoria City...
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Barclays capital cuts total remuneration for employees by 9%Feb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Barclays Capital, the securities unit of Barclays Plc, cut the amount paid to investment bankers by 9 percent in 2011 amid political pressure to exercise restraint. The ...
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US cosmetic surgeries increase 5 percent in 2011Feb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - A doctors group says the market for cosmetic surgery procedures is growing. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says nearly 14 million procedures were done in the U...
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Romania to focus on selling shares in state-owned companiesFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Romanian Premier Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu said the government will focus on selling shares in state-owned companies. The new premier made the comments today at a press con...
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Forint extends biggest daily decline in monthFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - The forint extended its decline, heading for the biggest one-day loss in more than a month and the koruna slid. Hungary's currency fell 1.2 percent to 294.7 per euro by ...
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Barclays cuts bonuses at investment bank as 2011 profit shrinksFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Barclays Plc, the first of Britain’s biggest banks to report full-year earnings, cut bonuses at its investment banking unit by 32 percent after full-year profit fell. Ne...
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Website helps companies looking at WisconsinFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A new free website has been launched to help businesses looking at locating or expanding in Wisconsin. The new site created by the Wisconsin Economic Dev...
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Greek coalition party to oppose austerity measuresFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - ATHENS, Greece — The leader of a small partner in Greece’s coalition government said Friday his party would vote against the latest round of austerity measures required ...