Business Stories from February 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Diamond's Pringles deal ended; Kellogg steps inFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Diamond Foods Inc. and Procter & Gamble Co. have called off their $1.5 billion deal for Diamond to buy the Pringles brand. Cereal maker Kellogg Co. is swoopin...
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Liveperson rises to highest since listing on u.S. ShareFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - LivePerson Inc., an Israeli provider of real-time chats and voice customer-service software, surged to the highest since the shares were listed in March, closing the gap...
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House-Senate deal reached on payroll tax measureFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Calling quits to a bruising election-year fight, negotiators on Capitol Hill sealed an agreement late Wednesday on legislation to renew a payroll tax cut fo...
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Peugeot to sell assets including gefco stake in move to cut debtFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - PSA Peugeot Citroen, Europe’s second-biggest carmaker, plans to sell property and a stake in its Gefco trucking unit as a contraction in the region’s vehicle market hamp...
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Euro area economy probably shrank for first time since 2009Feb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Europe's economy probably shrank in the fourth quarter for the first time in 2 1/2 years as the region's debt crisis undermined confidence and prompted governments to to...
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Riddell renews partnership with USA FootballFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - PRNewswire ROSEMONT — Riddell Sports announced it has renewed its partnership with USA Football, the sport’s national governing body in the United States. As USA Footbal...
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Poland posts budget deficit of 5.28 Billion zloty in januaryFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Poland’s central government budget deficit through the end of January was 5.28 billion zloty ($1.65 billion), or 15.1 percent of the full-year limit, the Finance Ministr...
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Lexus tops as survey finds more auto dependabilityFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - DETROIT — Lexus is the top performer in a survey of vehicle dependability released Wednesday, but most other brands also showed improvement in an industry that has reach...
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World bank president Zoellick, of Naperville, to step downFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - World Bank President Robert Zoellick, who was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2007, said he will leave the institution when his five-year term ends June 30. “To...
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Dow falls 97 points, worst showing this yearFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks slumped Wednesday in one of their worst showings this year as Greece, slogging through negotiations with other countries over a bailout, once again cas...