Business Stories from July 17, 2012 (Change date)
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US homebuilder confidence at 5-year highJul 17, 2012 2:06 pm - Confidence among U.S. homebuilders is swelling to a five-year high, with many now anticipating that sales of new homes will strengthen this year even as signs point to a...
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EU opens antitrust investigation of MicrosoftJul 17, 2012 2:02 pm - BRUSSELS — The EU’s executive body, the European Commission, announced Tuesday that it was opening an investigation into whether Microsoft has kept the antitrust commitm...
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DuPage children's center a tribute to Jeanine NicaricoJul 17, 2012 2:00 pm - Jeanine Nicarico never shied away from helping a child in need, so it's fitting, her mother said Tuesday, that the facility where abused DuPage County children go for pr...
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Business books for your summer reading listJul 17, 2012 1:07 pm - Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz portrays the U.S. government as the billionaire’s best friend, while former banker Dambisa Moyo presents a dark look at Chi...
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Microsoft, Intel facing slower growth in ChinaJul 17, 2012 1:03 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp., whose products run at least 80 percent of the world’s personal computers, are set to report lackluster sales growth as C...
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Microsoft revamps Office for tablets, InternetJul 17, 2012 1:03 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — New versions of Microsoft’s word processing, spreadsheet and email programs will sport touch-based controls and emphasize Internet storage to reflect an ...
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New Yahoo CEO-savior was former nemesisJul 17, 2012 1:03 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — As a top executive at Google for the past 13 years, Marissa Mayer played an instrumental role in developing many of the services that have tormented Yaho...
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LivingSocial to begin selling merchandiseJul 17, 2012 1:03 pm - NEW YORK — Online deals company LivingSocial is adding merchandise to its offerings that until now have mostly been restaurant meals, weekend getaways and spa manicures....
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Baseball academy opening in Carol StreamJul 17, 2012 1:00 pm - A baseball skills instruction business is coming to Carol Stream. The Ball Yard Academy, run by coach Mark Hayward, will locate in currently vacant warehouse space at 44...
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Harper College manufacturing program leaders in D.C.Jul 17, 2012 12:56 pm - Several leaders behind Harper College’s new campaign to help replenish the pipeline of skilled manufacturing labor are headed to Washington, D.C., to discuss their effor...