Business Stories from June 15, 2012 (Change date)
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FCC may study cellphone radiationJun 15, 2012 8:20 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission is seeking to study whether it needs better guidelines to protect people from cellphone radiation, a question it hasn’...
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Microsoft reportedly in talks to buy startup YammerJun 15, 2012 7:10 pm - Microsoft Corp. is in discussions to acquire Yammer Inc., operator of a social network for businesses, said two people familiar with the matter. Microsoft may pay more t...
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Central banks stand ready on eve of Greek voteJun 15, 2012 4:28 pm - FRANKFURT, Germany — On the eve of Greek elections, Europe’s central bankers are hoping to avert a financial panic by signaling their readiness to support banks. At the...
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Union pickets Caterpillar’s Peoria headquartersJun 15, 2012 4:04 pm - PEORIA — Caterpillar workers who are on strike at a plant in Joliet have picketed the company’s Peoria headquarters. The Herald-News in Joliet reported that Friday’s act...
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Stocks hit 1-month highJun 15, 2012 4:02 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks recorded their third big gain of the week and closed at a one-month high Friday because of expectations that the central banks of countries around the ...
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Former Goldman Sachs director convictedJun 15, 2012 1:21 pm - NEW YORK — A former Goldman Sachs director was found guilty Friday of feeding confidential information to a corrupt hedge fund manager, becoming the most prominent defen...
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Suburban foreclosures jump in MayJun 15, 2012 12:00 pm - Foreclosure filings rose dramatically in May throughout the region — especially for DuPage County, with a massive 159 percent hike — compared to a year ago, according to...
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DuPage hardest hit by foreclosuresJun 15, 2012 12:00 pm - Foreclosure filings rose dramatically in May throughout the region — especially for DuPage County, with a massive 159 percent hike — compared to a year ago, according to...
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Stocks rise as markets look to central bank helpJun 15, 2012 11:00 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising in midday trading as investors anticipate action by central banks to head off a deeper European debt crisis. The Dow Jones industrial ...
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Spain must do more to reduce deficits, IMF saysJun 15, 2012 10:55 am - WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund says Spain’s budget deficit is likely to be bigger than estimated and implored the government to take bolder steps to reduce...
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