Business Stories from July 9, 2012 (Change date)
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Taste of Lincolnshire to be held July 13-15Jul 11, 2012 10:46 am - The 12th annual Taste of Lincolnshire will offer food and fun this weekend. A bevy of area restaurants will offer food and drinks at the event, which will be at the Vill...
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Arlington Theaters closed; 25 workers cutJul 10, 2012 4:38 pm - Arlington Theaters closes because of digital transition; 25 lose jobs
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Owner drops price for San Francisco Bay islandJul 09, 2012 4:21 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — An island offering a secluded beach, promises of great fishing and stunning views of the San Francisco skyline is up for sale — and at a discounted price...
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Oil rises slightly to near $85 on stimulus hopesJul 09, 2012 11:32 am - Associated Press SINGAPORE — Oil rose slightly to near $85 a barrel Monday, clawing back some of a large drop from the previous session amid hope that weak U.S. economic...
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Can IRS police both taxes and health care law?Jul 09, 2012 6:05 pm - WASHINGTON — Can the Internal Revenue Service police President Barack Obama’s health care mandate while simultaneously collecting all the taxes for running the federal g...
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Company plans to close N. Indiana wiper factoryJul 09, 2012 2:00 pm - MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — A company plans to close a northern Indiana factory that makes windshield wiper blades by the end of the year, potentially costing about 100 people...
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European stocks down as U.S. report dims outlookJul 09, 2012 11:32 am - MOSCOW — European stock markets had a weak start on Monday after a disappointing U.S. jobs report at the end of last week dimmed the outlook for the world’s largest econ...
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WellPoint buying Amerigroup for about $4.46BJul 09, 2012 2:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Health insurer WellPoint Inc. is buying managed care provider Amerigroup Corp. for about $4.46 billion in cash, saying the deal will help it better serve ...
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Greece: Deputy minister quits over debt talksJul 09, 2012 2:31 pm - ATHENS, Greece — A deputy labor minister has resigned from Greece's new coalition government, saying it should have pressed harder to renegotiate the terms of the countr...
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Obama to push extension of middle-class tax cutsJul 09, 2012 11:48 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is launching a push to extend tax cuts for the middle class, as he seeks to shift the election-year economic debate away from the dis...