Business Stories from July 14, 2012 (Change date)
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6 ways leaders can write better in the post-Twitter worldJul 16, 2012 5:51 pm - With the fast-paced universe of instant communication via emails, text messages and social media, we are all constantly writing. Because we write so much, so often, our...
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Obama calls for rise in write-offs for small businessesJul 16, 2012 5:51 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to increase the amount of investments small businesses can expense next year. The White House says Obama want...
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Poor economy has small-business owners waryJul 16, 2012 3:50 pm - NEW YORK — The economy and uncertain political climate are taking a toll on small-business owners' optimism, making them hesitant to expand. The National Federation of I...
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Emerging market bonds: 4 things you need to knowJul 15, 2012 6:35 am - BOSTON — Investors continue to pour their money into bonds. And the decline in the stock market this month certainly won't stem their flight to safer investments. Yet th...
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Nuclear age delayed by human errorJul 16, 2012 8:32 pm - ATLANTA — America's first new nuclear plants in more than a decade are costing billions more to build and sometimes taking longer to deliver than planned, problems that ...
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Parents face choice on cards for college kidsJul 16, 2012 5:09 pm - Parents of college-bound students have a decision to make as offers stream in for their soon-to-depart teenagers. Should they send their green freshmen off to campus arm...
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With government support, small businesses buy officesJul 15, 2012 6:42 am - Las Vegas dentist Chris Cozine wanted to cut costs after the Great Recession. He found an unlikely way: He ditched the office he was renting and bought 6,600 square feet...
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Six health insurance tips for young peopleJul 16, 2012 7:09 am - WASHINGTON — They're young, healthy and flat broke — and now the government says they have to buy thousands of dollars' worth of medical insurance. What should tapped-ou...
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Downtown Wauconda's new look a hitJul 19, 2012 5:32 pm - When Bliss Wine & Gifts opened in a Wauconda storefront in 2009, Maria Weisbruch remembers looking out its windows onto Main Street with a sensation her new tasting menu...
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Entrepreneurs having tough time in ChinaJul 16, 2012 3:50 pm - ZHANJIANG, China — Reformers say China needs more entrepreneurs like Liu Peijian. His chain of six furniture stores employs 60 people. But Beijing's response to the deep...
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