Business Stories from February 28, 2012 (Change date)
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Stocks off highs after bigger take-up of ECB loansFeb 28, 2012 11:00 pm - LONDON — European stock markets and the euro gave up some earlier gains Wednesday after the European Central Bank revealed that it lent slightly more than anticipated in...
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ECB hands out $712 billion in loans to banksFeb 28, 2012 11:00 pm - FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank has made $712.4 billion in low-interest loans to banks in the second round of a massive credit infusion credited with easi...
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Costco 2Q net income rises, revenue climbsFeb 28, 2012 11:00 pm - ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Costco Wholesale Corp.'s fiscal second-quarter profit rose 13 percent as sales improved and it made more money from membership fees. The wholesale club...
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UBS names team for Northbrook officeFeb 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Northbrook-based UBS Financial Services Inc. said Dmitry Farbman, Leo Khorolinsky and Paul Stepankovskiy have joined the firm as a financial adviser team, collectively k...
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Texas at-home health services accused of $374 million fraudFeb 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Seven people in Texas billed U.S. government health programs for $374 million in services that weren’t provided or necessary in the largest at-home health-care fraud sch...
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Roselle hires firm to help with business, land useFeb 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Roselle officials are poised to hire a firm that will help recruit business and identify the best use of land in the village. Officials this week tentatively approved a ...
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United to blend airline bookings as Continental name fades awayFeb 28, 2012 11:00 pm - United Continental Holdings Inc. is poised to combine reservations systems and websites this weekend, moving the world's largest airline closer to integrating its United...
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James Murdoch resigns as exec chair of News IntlFeb 28, 2012 11:00 pm - LONDON — James Murdoch is stepping down as executive chairman of News Corp.’s U.K. newspaper arm, the company said Wednesday. News Corp. said James, the son of 80-year-o...
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European air traffic falls amid economic gloomFeb 28, 2012 11:00 pm - BRUSSELS — The number of commercial flights in Europe will continue to fall this year because of the continent’s economic troubles, air traffic agency Eurocontrol said W...
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Chinese court hears Apple appeal on iPad trademarkFeb 28, 2012 11:00 pm - GUANGZHOU, China — A Chinese court on Wednesday began hearing Apple’s appeal of a ruling against its right to use the iPad trademark in China. Apple Inc. is in several l...