Business Stories from June 21, 2012 (Change date)
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U.S. unemployment aid applications little changedJun 21, 2012 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits dipped last week but not by enough to signal a better month of hiring in June. Weekly applications ...
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Senate bill brings some big changes to farm policyJun 21, 2012 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is fond of saying that the five-year farm policy bill is “not your father's farm bill.” There's some...
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Windows phones to miss out on new softwareJun 21, 2012 6:24 am - NEW YORK — As it struggles to gain a foothold against the iPhone and Android phones, Microsoft Corp. is planning to issue a dramatic update to its phone software, one th...
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Wal-Mart Mexico: new procedures to delay openingsJun 21, 2012 6:22 am - MEXICO CITY — Wal-Mart’s Mexico subsidiary said Wednesday its expansion plans for new stores will be delayed by 60 to 90 days because the company has instituted addition...
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Australian judge fines Apple more than $2.2 millionJun 21, 2012 6:20 am - Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian judge has fined Apple Inc. more than $2.2 million for misleading customers that its latest iPad was compatible with...
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Uruguay plan: sell marijuana to registered buyersJun 21, 2012 6:20 am - MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay’s government apparently plans to take a step beyond legalizing marijuana: It wants to sell it. Local news media cited unnamed ruling-party ...
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Jury convicts Ind. financier in $200M fraud schemeJun 21, 2012 6:18 am - INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis businessman accused of looting an Ohio-based finance company after buying it and bilking about 5,000 mostly elderly investors out of more ...
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Fed message: Economy unlikely to improve this yearJun 21, 2012 6:17 am - WASHINGTON — The economy we’ve got today is more or less the economy we’ve got for the rest of the year. That’s the message from the Federal Reserve, which has sharply r...
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Limited Fed action disappoints global marketsJun 21, 2012 6:15 am - LONDON — Global markets fell Thursday after the Federal Reserve balked at providing major new stimulus to the U.S. economy, while key surveys showed manufacturing activi...
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Giant coupon company to come out of mergerJun 21, 2012 6:14 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Coupon-clippers, take note. The company that owns and distributes Valpak coupons to millions of homes around the U.S. is acquiring one of the bigg...