Business Stories from April 5, 2012 (Change date)
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U.S. unemployment claims hit 4-year low of 357,000Apr 05, 2012 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell to a four-year low last week, suggesting employers kept hiring in March at a healthy pace. Wee...
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Retailers report positive March salesApr 05, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — March came in like a lion for retailers, as warm weather and demand for spring fashions helped push sales up. Retailers from discounter Target Corp. to depart...
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N. Ind. amusement park busy with summer hiringApr 05, 2012 7:43 am - MONTICELLO, Ind. — A northern Indiana amusement park is working to fill about 800 summer jobs before it opens for the season next month. The Indiana Beach office was bur...
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Google’s Gabriel Stricker leaves to run Twitter’s communicationsApr 05, 2012 7:11 am - Google Inc.’s Gabriel Stricker, who served as director of global communications and public affairs, is leaving the company to become vice president of communications at ...
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Dubai ruler’s company confirms deal with creditorsApr 05, 2012 7:11 am - An investment company controlled by Dubai’s ruler says lenders to one of its divisions have agreed to restructure the terms on $2.5 billion worth of debt. Dubai Holding ...
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Chrysler sees new ram pickup beating Ford’s F-150 fuel ratingApr 05, 2012 7:11 am - Chrysler Group LLC, the automaker controlled by Fiat SpA, said it expects new powertrains and lighter materials in its 2013 Ram 1500 to push the truck’s fuel- economy ra...
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Madoff trustee tries comeback as JPMorgan, HSBC oppose appealApr 05, 2012 7:11 am - As the liquidator of Bernard Madoff’s firm tries to come back from a series of defeats in U.S. district court, banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and HSBC Holdings Plc...
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Fiat industrial confirms 2012 targetsApr 05, 2012 7:11 am - Fiat Industrial, the truck and tractor unit spun off from Italian carmaker Fiat SpA last year, today confirmed its financial targets for 2012, including about 25 billion...
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World food prices climb for third monthApr 05, 2012 7:11 am - Global food prices rose for a third consecutive month in March as higher costs for cooking oils more than made up for a drop in dairy, weighing on household budgets. An ...
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San Francisco leads rent growth as U.S. office vacancies declineApr 05, 2012 7:11 am - Demand from technology and energy- industry tenants led the U.S. office market to its fifth straight quarterly gain in net occupancy, with San Francisco leading the coun...