Business Stories from June 20, 2012 (Change date)
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Navistar adopts shareholder rights planJun 20, 2012 10:14 am - Lisle-based Navistar International Corp. said Wednesday that its board adopted a stockholder rights plan designed to protect shareholders in the event of a hostile takeo...
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Is Moto's new HQ at Merchandise Mart?Jun 20, 2012 10:00 am - The Merchandise Mart could be the new headquarters for Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., since parent Google Inc. is in talks to lease about 500,000 square feet there at ...
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Southwest suffers outages at airport kiosksJun 20, 2012 6:50 am - DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. says an outage of its airport-technology systems was preventing passengers nationwide from printing boarding passes for part of Tuesday. ...
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Union says United is removing 787 cockpit barriersJun 20, 2012 6:23 am - Chicago-based United Airlines is paying to remove a gate from some of its newest planes that’s meant to protect the cockpit from intruders, according to the union for it...
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Wis. suspends bid process amid tax break offerJun 20, 2012 6:20 am - MADISON, Wis. — The state suspended consideration of bids to operate a new $15 million statewide student information system after it discovered that a Wisconsin-based co...
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Fed extends ‘Twist’ program to drive rates lowerJun 20, 2012 6:18 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve acted Wednesday to lift an economy that’s being held back by a weakened job market. It’s extending a program designed to spur borrowing ...
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Burger King stock returns to public tradingJun 20, 2012 6:16 am - NEW YORK — Burger King will returns to the New York Stock Exchange after the market opens Wednesday. The world’s second-biggest hamburger chain last traded as a public ...
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Procter & Gamble cuts 4Q profit, revenue outlookJun 20, 2012 6:15 am - NEW YORK — Procter & Gamble Co. cut its fourth-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts, hurt by unfavorable foreign exchange rates and weakness in developed markets. Shar...
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Oil falls below $84 ahead of Fed policy meetingJun 20, 2012 6:15 am - SINGAPORE — Oil fell below $84 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as investors waited word from the U.S. Federal Reserve on whether it plans new stimulus measures to boost weak ...
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World leaders weigh stimulus vs. austerity at G-20Jun 20, 2012 6:14 am - LOS CABOS, Mexico — With major European economies on the brink of collapse, leaders concluding an annual Group of 20 meeting sought Tuesday to reassure the world that th...