Business Stories from July 17, 2012 (Change date)
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U.S. industrial production rises in sign of factory resilienceJul 17, 2012 8:21 am - Industrial production in the U.S. increased in June, led by gains among automobile and machinery makers that signal manufacturing is boosting economic growth. Output at ...
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Federal produce-testing program spared — for nowJul 17, 2012 6:39 am - SAN FRANCISCO — The nation’s largest produce-safety testing program narrowly escaped closure thanks to a last-minute grudging reprieve from the Agriculture Department, a...
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CA restaurants duck foie gras ban with little biteJul 17, 2012 6:38 am - SAN FRANCISCO — California’s new ban on the production and sale of foie gras took eight years to go into effect, but restaurants have wasted little time in finding creat...
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NASA builds menu for planned Mars mission in 2030sJul 17, 2012 6:37 am - HOUSTON — Through a labyrinth of hallways deep inside a 1950s-era building that has housed research that dates back to the origins of U.S. space travel, a group of scien...
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Purdue taking applications for disabled vets classJul 17, 2012 6:36 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management is accepting applications for its next class of the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with ...
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Oil hovers above $88 on stimulus hopesJul 17, 2012 6:35 am - BANGKOK — Oil hovered above $88 a barrel Tuesday in Asia amid hopes China and the U.S. will take new steps to bolster their economies. Benchmark crude was up 2 cents at ...
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China’s Wen promises job creation effortsJul 17, 2012 6:34 am - BEIJING — China’s premier says the country’s employment situation “will become more complex and severe” and has promised new efforts to generate jobs. A state news agenc...
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Report: 2M jobs lost if automatic cuts kick inJul 17, 2012 6:34 am - WASHINGTON — Automatic cuts in federal spending will cost the economy more than 2 million jobs, from defense contracting to border security to education, if Congress fai...
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World stock markets rise on stimulus hopesJul 17, 2012 6:32 am - BEIJING — World stocks rose Tuesday as optimism China and the United States might take new steps to stimulate growth offset weak U.S. data and the IMF’s gloomier outlook...
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Barbie, Monster High push Mattel 2Q profit upJul 17, 2012 6:31 am - EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Mattel Inc.’s second-quarter net income climbed 20 percent as sales of Hot Wheels, Barbie and Monster High products increased. The results beat Wall...