Business Stories from March 19, 2012 (Change date)
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Greek finance chief leaves to head SocialistsMar 19, 2012 12:48 pm - ATHENS, Greece — Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos will submit his official resignation on Monday after being elected to head the majority Socialist party as th...
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Mets owners may not have to pay any money in Madoff settlementMar 19, 2012 12:34 pm - The owners of the New York Mets agreed to a $162 million settlement of claims by the liquidator of Bernard Madoff’s firm that won’t require them to pay any money for at ...
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GPS volunteers mapping the world from scratchMar 19, 2012 12:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — When Benjamin Gleitzman moved from New York to the San Francisco Bay area, he used a talking turn-by-turn driving app to guide him across the country. In...
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U.S. homebuilder outlook unchanged near 4-year highMar 19, 2012 10:00 am - WASHINGTON — Homebuilders' feelings about the current housing market haven't changed from February. But many are growing more optimistic that sales could pick up in the ...
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Dish seen avoiding interference that hurt Falcone in probeMar 19, 2012 9:40 am - Dish Network Corp., the satellite- TV company seeking government approval for mobile-phone service, will probably avoid the interference concerns that thwarted a similar...
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U.S. stock futures fall; Apple to pay dividendMar 19, 2012 8:25 am - NEW YORK — Stock futures headed lower Monday as last week’s rally, bolstered by healthy job data, appeared to lose some steam. Even the Nasdaq futures, which had been t...
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Dr. Errichetti named to Gift of Hope boardMar 19, 2012 8:00 am - Ann Errichetti, MD, MBA, president of Advocate Condell Medical Center, is among the most recent appointments to the Board of Directors of Gift of Hope, a not-for-profit ...
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Family business falters, then recovers with SBDC helpMar 19, 2012 7:00 am - Family businesses can get especially dicey when the brother who runs the business — say Marchese and Sons Inc., a land surveyor in Roselle — lays off staff. “I laid off ...
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Palatine business focuses on helping retirees plan futureMar 19, 2012 7:00 am - An interview with David A. Theis, president of Fee-Only Financial Advisors Ltd. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Fee-Only Financial Advisors Ltd. is an ind...
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Apple to reveal decision on use of cash hoardMar 19, 2012 6:45 am - NEW YORK — Apple shares are heading for another all-time high ahead of an announcement about what the company plans to do with its enormous pile of cash. Apple said lat...