Business Stories from August 30, 2012 (Change date)
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SHC Direct names Thacker chief marketing strategistAug 30, 2012 10:45 am - Loyalty and database marketing company SHC Direct, of Oakbrook Terrace, appointed Bob Thacker as Chief Marketing Strategist to lead its marketing initiatives. Thacker i...
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Navman named to Inc. fast-growing company listAug 30, 2012 10:45 am - Glenview-based Navman Wireless, a provider of GPS-based fleet optimization tools and services for corporate and construction fleets, last week was named to the 2012 Inc....
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Foreclosure sales fell sharply in 2QAug 31, 2012 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Sales of bank-owned homes and those already on the foreclosure path fell sharply in the second quarter, reflecting a thinner slate of properties for sale i...
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Paramount and ‘Godfather’ author heirs clash in NYAug 31, 2012 6:23 am - NEW YORK — The dispute over the future of “The Godfather” franchise is moving to federal court in Manhattan as Paramount Pictures and heirs of the story’s author face of...
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Journalist arrested in UK computer hacking probeAug 30, 2012 4:17 pm - LONDON — British police investigating computer hacking and privacy offenses arrested a journalist Wednesday at his home. The 28-year-old man was being questioned at a Lo...
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Barclays appoints retail head as new CEOAug 30, 2012 2:11 pm - LONDON — Barclays PLC has picked the head of its retail and business banking operations to become the group’s new chief executive. The bank announced Thursday that Anton...
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Merkel in control despite allies’ Greek cacophonyAug 30, 2012 2:11 pm - BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the Greeks to keep the euro. Her vice chancellor says it wouldn’t be so bad if they abandoned the common currency. Another ally s...
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World stocks mostly down amid economic uncertaintyAug 30, 2012 2:11 pm - TOKYO — Shares fell Thursday as positive news on U.S. economic growth dashed hopes for fresh measures by the U.S. Federal Reserve, and gloomy retail sales in Japan deepe...
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Oil falls as US Gulf Coast storm heads inlandAug 31, 2012 6:23 am - BANGKOK — Oil prices fell Thursday after a powerful storm that had shut down refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast started to ease as it moved inland. Benchmark oil for O...
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Historic Moscow hotel sold at auctionAug 30, 2012 4:17 pm - MOSCOW — Michael Jackson slept there. Vladimir Lenin harangued Bolsheviks there. Over the past century, the Hotel Metropol has seen the extremes of Russian life, from au...