All Stories from August 13, 2012 (Change date)
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Greek economy contracts 6.2 pct in Q2 over yearAug 13, 2012 7:13 am - ATHENS, Greece — The Greek statistical authority says the country’s deep recession has eased slightly, although the economy still contracted 6.2 percent in the second qu...
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Oil above $93 ahead of U.S. retail sales figuresAug 13, 2012 7:12 am - BANGKOK — Oil prices rose slightly Monday in Asia, clawing back losses triggered by the International Energy Agency’s lower crude demand forecast as investors awaited U....
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Pfizer files IPO plan for animal health businessAug 13, 2012 7:11 am - Pfizer Inc. plans an initial public offering of about $100 million in shares of its animal health business to pay off debt. The long-anticipated offering by the world’s...
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Markets brush off Japan growth slowdownAug 13, 2012 7:08 am - LONDON — A larger-than-anticipated slowdown in Japan’s growth rate failed to dent investor hopes Monday of more stimulus measures from the world’s central banks. Japan’s...
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Pa. woman accused of killing fiance on wedding dayAug 13, 2012 7:04 am - HOKENDAUQUA, Pa. — An eastern Pennsylvania woman who was supposed to be spending her first full day as a newlywed was instead in jail Sunday, accused of killing her fian...
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Penn State trustees back president on NCAA actionAug 13, 2012 7:02 am - They didn’t take a formal vote, but the vast majority of Penn State trustees voiced support for the university president’s acceptance of severe penalties imposed by the ...
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Futures flat after more signs of slowing in AsiaAug 13, 2012 7:00 am - Futures flat after more signs of slowing in Asia
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Sears spinning off some stores into separate co.Aug 13, 2012 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Sears Holdings Corp. has filed paperwork to spin off its smaller Hometown and Outlet stores as well as some hardware stores into a separate publicly traded co...
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Fedex to offer U.S. staff buyouts in cost cut effortAug 13, 2012 7:00 am - NEW YORK — FedEx will offer buyouts to U.S. employees in an effort to cut costs as the economy remains tepid. The world's second largest package delivery company said M...
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Agency probes JFK security breach by man from bayAug 13, 2012 6:57 am - NEW YORK — A man on a personal watercraft who became stranded in a New York bay easily breached Kennedy Airport’s security system by walking undetected through two runwa...