Business Stories from February 23, 2012 (Change date)
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Apple CEO hints company will part with some cashFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple CEO Tim Cook says he believes the world’s most valuable company has more money than it needs. His next challenge is to figure out whether Apple...
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Wynn Macau ousts Japanese tycoon from casino boardFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - HONG KONG — Billionaire Steve Wynn stepped up the feud with his former friend and business partner Kazuo Okada on Friday by removing the Japanese tycoon from the board o...
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Murdoch's challenge: Keep scoops, hold the sleazeFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - LONDON — The challenge for Rupert Murdoch's new Sunday tabloid: Keep the scoops, drop the sleaze. News Corp.'s The Sun on Sunday launches this weekend, promising the sam...
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EU to freeze assets of Syrian central bankFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - TUNIS, Tunisia — The European Union will freeze the assets of Syria’s central bank at its meeting on Monday, the French foreign minister said Friday, in the latest effor...
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Kenneth Cole wants to take company privateFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Fashion designer Kenneth Cole is offering to pay about $148.5 million to buy the rest of Kenneth Cole Productions Inc., saying it would compete more effective...
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12 suburban firms among ‘Healthiest Companies in America’Feb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights-based Interactive Health Solutions announced the 2011 “Healthiest Companies in America,” the company’s fifth annual list citing clinical and medical cl...
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Chicago police buying cars from local Ford plantFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - The Chicago police won’t have to go far to get their new cars. Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city will be buying 100 Ford “Interceptor” sedans and SUVs from the Ford plant...
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Dow can’t sustain momentum to close over 13,000Feb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A two-point gain was enough to push the S&P 500 index to its highest level since June 2008, three months before the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the darkes...
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Volkswagen more than doubles earnings in 2011Feb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - BERLIN — Automaker Volkswagen AG said Friday that its net earnings more than doubled last year as revenues grew by more than a quarter and the company benefited from acc...
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Study: We're getting less friendly on FacebookFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Whether it's pruning friends lists, removing unwanted comments or restricting access to their profiles, Americans are getting more privacy-savvy on social networks, a ne...