Business Stories from June 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Americans hang on after recession drains accountsJun 16, 2012 4:00 pm - Looking back, the financial lives many Americans enjoyed until just a few years ago can seem like a mirage. On a suburban cul-de-sac northwest of Atlanta, Michael and Pa...
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Batavia formalizing downtown tax-incentive extensionJun 16, 2012 2:44 pm - Batavia may make super-duper-official its plan to extend the life of a tax-funded downtown improvement plan, due to expire in December, for another 13 years. The city’s ...
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Most suburbs keeping fireworks displaysJun 16, 2012 8:00 am - Jon Wilson's livelihood depends upon the irrevocable link between fireworks and the 4th of July. A show coordinator at Pyrotecnico, the company that organizes the firewo...
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Hopeful sign: Small manufacturers buy big machinesJun 16, 2012 7:45 am - NEW YORK — Small businesses that make machines and components for other manufacturers are experiencing an upswing that could be a sign of things to come for the broader ...
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Youthful rebel Tsipras targets Greek establishmentJun 16, 2012 7:45 am - ATHENS, Greece — Alexis Tsipras has rarely been on good terms with Greece’s establishment. During high school, he was a leader in a student protest against education re...
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First Look: New MacBook screen is epiphanyJun 16, 2012 7:45 am - NEW YORK — When I was 13, I was sent to the optician for the first time, and came home with glasses. Suddenly, the world was sharp all around me. I was surprised by the ...
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Good dog, good job? More dogs sit, stay at workJun 16, 2012 7:45 am - LOS ANGELES — Like any new addition to an office, Dolly had an adjustment period. The hardest part: learning not to bark at the postal worker. Dolly is one of millions o...
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Apple’s show satisfies, but the real fireworks may come this fallJun 16, 2012 7:35 am - Every year, Apple developers flock to what amounts to their Mecca — the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), held in San Francisco. For a week, Apple takes ...
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Facebook to debut real-time bidding for adsJun 16, 2012 7:35 am - Bloomberg News SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook plans to introduce real-time bidding for advertising on its site, a technology used by Google and other Web companies to more eff...
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New breed of websites makes selling more socialJun 16, 2012 7:30 am - NEW YORK — Are you trying to make some cash selling off your surplus skinny jeans, but nervous about selling to strangers? A new crop of websites and apps with names lik...
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