Business Stories from May 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Mom's Day gifts available from Ill. businessesMay 03, 2012 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Would Mom like Futters Nut Butters or Honey Wafers? Mother's Day gifts from Illinois food and agribusiness companies are featured on the Illinois Departme...
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Crude oil extends biggest decline in two weeks on jobs, suppliesMay 03, 2012 6:50 am - Oil fell, extending the biggest decline in two weeks, as worse-than-forecast employment data underscored weakness in the global economy and U.S. crude stockpiles increas...
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European markets edge up ahead of ECB statementMay 03, 2012 6:00 am - LONDON - European stocks pushed ahead Thursday after cash-strapped Spain got through another set of bond auctions unscathed and ahead of the latest policy statement from...
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U.S. applications for unemployment aid drop sharplyMay 03, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week by the most in more than three months. The figure was a hopeful sign one day before the go...
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Pepsi brings back Michael Jackson in adsMay 03, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK - PepsiCo Inc. is going on a reunion tour with The King of Pop. The Purchase, N.Y.-based company on Thursday is announcing its deal with the estate of Michael ...
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Steady job gains to sustain U.S. recoveryMay 03, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Hiring through the rest of 2012 will lag the brisk pace set early this year. But it will be strong enough to push the unemployment rate below 8 percent by E...
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U.S. service companies expand at slower paceMay 03, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. service companies, which employ roughly 90 percent of the work force, expanded more slowly in April. Companies saw less growth in new orders and hired ...
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Munch's 'The Scream' brings $119.9M at NYC auctionMay 03, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — It's a scream that's still reverberating around the world. One of the most iconic images in art history — Edvard Munch's “The Scream” — has become the most ex...
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Dubai shipyard firm could build underwater hotelsMay 03, 2012 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai is splashing into the business of underwater hotels again. The Gulf emirate's state shipbuilding division Drydocks World said in a st...
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