Business Stories from June 9, 2012 (Change date)
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Agency pairs 55-plus professionals with nonprofitsJun 09, 2012 11:00 pm - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — As she got older, Gail McDaniel felt she should be doing more to make the world better. She'd been laid off after a long career in retail, her caree...
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How to stage a career transitionJun 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Have you ever seen a job posting that looks like a great opportunity ... if only you met the qualifications? It may not be exactly what you “do,” but don't let fear, a l...
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Cost to lunch with Warren Buffett: $3.5 millionJun 09, 2012 10:16 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — The cost to dine with investor Warren Buffett has apparently spiked in value, with one deep-pocketed bidder forking over nearly $3.5 million during a chari...
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Artists community grows in Mark Twain’s hometownJun 09, 2012 3:57 pm - HANNIBAL, Mo. — Nancy Lee Kaufman was prominent in the arts scene in chic Santa Fe, N.M., and later made her woven art along the ocean near San Diego. So how did she end...
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Intrigue mounts over ouster of Vatican bank chiefJun 09, 2012 1:47 pm - VATICAN CITY — Intrigue mounted Saturday over the controversial ouster of the Vatican bank’s president, with leaked documents showing board members and even a psychiatri...
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Public-employee pensions face a rollback in CaliforniaJun 09, 2012 1:42 pm - SAN DIEGO — For years, companies have been chipping away at workers’ pensions. Now, two California cities may help pave the way for governments to follow suit. Voters in...
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Americans know how to save energy, but balkJun 09, 2012 1:19 pm - WASHINGTON — When it comes to saving energy, people in the United States know that driving a fuel-efficient car accomplishes more than turning off the lights at home. B...
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Plans for Oreo’s historic NYC home drawing fireJun 09, 2012 1:17 pm - NEW YORK — One hundred years after the introduction of the Oreo, an expansion plan at the iconic cookie’s New York City birthplace has left a bitter taste in the mouths ...
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Spain to seek bailout for troubled banking sectorJun 09, 2012 1:15 pm - MADRID — Spain will ask for a bank bailout from the eurozone, becoming the fourth and largest country to seek help since the single currency bloc’s debt crisis erupted. ...
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Raymond Chevrolet to celebrate expansion, 70-year historyJun 09, 2012 11:56 am - Grand reopening in the works following $1 million renovation