Business Stories from February 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Japan was unprepared for nuke crisisFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - TOKYO — Japan was woefully unprepared for last year's nuclear disaster, the country's former prime minister said Friday, and suggested that the crippled Fukushima plant ...
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Facebook wins lawsuit against Power Ventures over login dataFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Facebook Inc., the operator of the world’s largest social-networking site, won a 2008 lawsuit accusing Power Ventures Inc.’s Power.com of accessing and storing users’ lo...
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Global clearinghouse ready to evict Iranian banksFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - BRUSSELS — An international banking clearinghouse crucial to Iran’s oil sales said Friday that it is preparing to discontinue services to Iranian financial institutions,...
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Dairy warns of unpasteurized milkFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - OSSEO, Wis. — A Wisconsin dairy is warning customers not to drink some of its whole milk because it may not be properly pasteurized. Castle Rock Organic Dairy Plant of O...
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U.S. stocks little changed as S&P 500 fails to exceed 2011 peakFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - U.S. stocks were little changed as optimism among European leaders about a Greek bailout failed to drive the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index above last year’s peak. Banks ha...
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Rupert Murdoch to talk to upset UK tabloid staffFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - LONDON — Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is heading into talks with his British newspapers Friday amid a simmering staff revolt and U.K. police inquiries into alleged miscond...
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U.S. files motion seeking Moex settlement in BP oil spill caseFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - The U.S. government filed a motion seeking consent decree with Moex Industries as part of the BP Inc. Gulf of Mexico oil spill investigation, according to court filings....
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Frankfurt Airport workers strike; flights canceledFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - BERLIN — Hundreds more flights were canceled Friday at Frankfurt Airport, Europe’s third busiest, as a ground workers’ strike entered its second day, but airport lines a...
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Consumer prices up as gas, clothing costs riseFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Consumer prices rose modestly in January on higher costs for food, gas, rent and clothing. But economists downplayed the increase, saying inflation will li...
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S&P 500 approaches 3-year highFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - U.S. stocks advanced Friday, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index near the highest level in about three years, amid optimism Greece will get a bailout. Banks had the ...