All Stories from August 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Oil rises in Asia ahead of U.S. jobs reportAug 03, 2012 6:29 am - BANGKOK — Oil was higher in Asia on Friday after a 2 percent drop the day before as attention turned from an anticlimactic ECB meeting to the monthly report on U.S. hiri...
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Number of U.S. farmers markets surgesAug 03, 2012 6:28 am - FRESNO, Calif. — As demand for locally grown fruits and vegetables has increased, so too has the number of urban farmers markets sprouting up across the nation. The U.S....
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Siemens to buy back shares worth $3.6 billionAug 03, 2012 6:25 am - BERLIN — German engineering company Siemens says it is starting a shares repurchasing program worth up to (euro) 3 billion ($3.6 billion). Munich-based Siemens AG says ...
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Leaders of Spain, Italy meet as markets dropAug 03, 2012 6:24 am - MADRID — Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti said his country will not seek a sovereign bailout, though Spanish Premier Mariano Rajoy, whom he met with on Thursday, dodge...
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Toyota raises sales plan as quarterly profit zoomsAug 03, 2012 6:23 am - TOKYO — Toyota raised its sales target for this year to a record 9.76 million vehicles and reported a strong recovery in quarterly profit Friday, underlining its bounce ...
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Decline of entrepreneurship blamed for Japan woesAug 03, 2012 6:23 am - TOKYO — Worn out and resigned to its dwindling national status, Japan Inc. is said to be quietly shuffling off the world stage. But don’t tell that to Kenji Hasegawa who...
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European stocks stabilize after ECB-led selloffAug 03, 2012 6:22 am - LONDON — European markets rose slightly on Friday, recovering only some of the losses made the previous day, when the European Central Bank failed to deliver on bold pro...
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Sedums deserve a place in the gardenAug 03, 2012 6:00 am - If you mention Autumn Joy in conversation with other gardeners, most nod in recognition. Mention Angelina, Vera Jameson or John Creech and puzzled looks may be the resul...
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Final five gear up for last round of Suburban Chicago's Got TalentAug 03, 2012 6:00 am - Which of the final five remaining acts in Suburban Chicago's Got Talent will win a trip to audition for NBC-TV's “America's Got Talent”? And how many online votes were c...
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Eating out: 7-year-old's shake recipe makes Tom and Eddie's menuAug 03, 2012 6:00 am - Who wants S'more? Family-friendly burger joint Tom and Eddie's recently added a new milkshake flavor — “I Want S'more,” a recipe courtesy of 7-year-old Jordyn Dane....