Business Stories from May 12, 2012 (Change date)
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Drillers eyeing southern Illinois for oil, gasMay 12, 2012 11:32 pm - ‘Land men’ looking for gas, oil deposits
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In Egypt turmoil, thieves hunt pharaonic treasuresMay 12, 2012 1:35 pm - CAIRO — Taking advantage of Egypt’s political upheaval, thieves have gone on a treasure hunt with a spree of illegal digging, preying on the country’s anc...
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Florida city uses robocalls to fight nuisance signsMay 12, 2012 7:30 am - HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - The cheap signs smashed into lawns and along the corners of busy intersections are hard to miss. "We Buy Junk Cars!" "Cash for Your House!" "Computer R...
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Facebook IPO said to get weaker early demandMay 12, 2012 7:30 am - Facebook Inc.'s initial public offering has so far generated lower-than-expected demand from institutional investors who are concerned about the company's growth prospec...
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US phone subscribers hang up on contractsMay 12, 2012 7:30 am - NEW ORLEANS — U.S. consumers have had their fill of expensive, contract-based phone plans. Figures from T-Mobile USA on Thursday, added to earlier reports from oth...
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Bing to duel Google with Facebook-friendly formatMay 12, 2012 7:30 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft's Bing search engine is heading in a new direction as it drills deeper into Facebook's social network and Twitter's messaging service to showca...
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Cattle prices jump as ranchers begin rebuildingMay 12, 2012 7:30 am - FRANKSTON, Texas - A cow runs circles in a small pen, her baby close by her side. Ranchers, their brows wrinkled, scribble in a glossy catalog while high on a podium the...
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Pentagon says cyber-threat sharing may reach 1,000 contractorsMay 12, 2012 7:30 am - The Pentagon predicts as many as 1,000 defense contractors may join a voluntary effort to share classified information on cyber threats under an expansion of a first ini...
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Take-Two delays ‘BioShock Infinite’ to FebruaryMay 12, 2012 7:30 am - NEW YORK — Take-Two has delayed the release of “BioShock Infinite,” an eagerly awaited shooter game set in 1912. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. said Wednesday that ...
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China’s Huawei hopes to make a name for itselfMay 12, 2012 7:30 am - NEW ORLEANS — Will Americans buy a Chinese smartphone? We’re about to find out, as Huawei, one of the world’s biggest phone makers, is planning a big push into U.S. cell...
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