Business Stories from June 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Why Antioch residents will pay more for electricityJun 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Village didn't see competitive bids
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Romney campaign criticizes Obama’s experienceJun 03, 2012 4:25 pm - WASHINGTON — A weak labor market provided energy Sunday for criticism of President Barack Obama, with the campaign of presumptive Republican challenger Mitt Romney conte...
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Women engineers trace tech gender gap to childhoodJun 03, 2012 4:22 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley companies portray themselves as inventors of the future, but they’re afflicted by a longstanding problem. From board rooms to “brogrammers...
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Annual Warren Buffett lunch auction beginsJun 03, 2012 4:19 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — It’s true that Warren Buffett hired the hedge fund manager who won the last two private lunches with him that are part of an annual auction, but he doesn’t...
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New farm bill would end direct payments to farmersJun 03, 2012 4:16 pm - WASHINGTON — A program that puts billions of dollars in the pockets of farmers whether or not they plant a crop may disappear with hardly a protest from farm groups and ...
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Economy at risk as US, Europe and Asia slowJun 03, 2012 4:11 pm - WASHINGTON — The global economy’s foundations are weakening, one by one. Already hobbled by Europe’s debt crisis, the world now risks being hurt by slowdowns in its econ...
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How to start saving with extreme couponingJun 03, 2012 7:45 am - Armed with a stack of coupons, Amanda Ostrowski paid just $51.67 for $1,175.33 worth of groceries on TLC’s reality show “Extreme Couponing.” I remember watching that epi...
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Rio’s housing prices spell trouble in paradiseJun 03, 2012 7:45 am - RIO DE JANEIRO — Moving to Rio, I had visions of paradise, of a sprawling apartment with panoramic views over a palm-lined beach. Instead, I found myself plunged into th...
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Prepaid tuition plans flawed but still popularJun 03, 2012 7:45 am - Prepaid college tuition plans are no longer the surefire solution to runaway tuition costs they once seemed. The mostly state-sponsored plans were designed as a way to s...
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10 tips for small business start-upsJun 03, 2012 7:45 am - Think you’re the next Jeff Bezos or Mark Zuckerberg? If so, this list may not be for you. The world’s meteoric startups — the rare few that topple industries and remake ...
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