Business Stories from February 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Oil rises above $101 as Middle East tensions riseFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - BANGKOK — Oil rose above $101 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as escalating tensions in the Middle East outweighed lingering concerns about Greece's ability to implement aus...
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Banner fundraising year for wealthy collegesFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - For the 99 percent of colleges, it was a pretty good fundraising year. For the 1 percent of super-wealthy elite, it was a much better one that catapulted them even fart...
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Deere says 1Q profit up 4 percent on strong salesFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Deere & Co. says strong equipment sales, particularly abroad, boosted quarterly net income by 4 percent and the company is raising its outlook for 2012. The company post...
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Zimbabwe president's loyalists 'hide' diamond cashFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - HARARE, Zimbabwe — A group monitoring blood diamonds says profits from Zimbabwe's diamond fields are being stashed away by mining executives loyal to the authoritarian p...
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Comcast subscribers almost stop cancelling cableFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — It's become the routine in the cable industry that subscribers stream out the door every quarter, hanging up on cable in favor of service from satellite or ph...
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FCC plans to nix wireless network that may jam GPSFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Federal officials plan to kill a private company's plans to start a national high-speed wireless broadband network after concluding it would in some cases jam...
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Greece will wrap up pending issues by Wed eveningFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s finance minister says all pending issues in its international creditors’ requirements for the country’s second bailout will be completed ahead ...
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Euro countries voice doubts over Greek bailoutFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Some eurozone countries have strong doubts over whether a second massive bailout can ultimately save Greece, several policymakers and officials fear, even as the country...
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Rosemont outlet mall construction may begin in MarchFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Rosemont officials could approve a redevelopment agreement and purchase contract with the developer of a proposed upscale outlet mall at a special meeting next week, May...
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ACCO 4Q net sales down two percentFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - PRNewswire LINCOLNSHIRE — ACCO Brands Corp. said net sales for the fourth quarter of 2011 decreased 2 percent to $350.7 million, compared to $359.5 million in the prior-...
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