Business Stories from September 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Drought means smaller apples in IllinoisSep 04, 2012 5:31 pm - The owner of a Rockford apple orchard says the drought means apples will be smaller this season. Pat Curran, who owns Curran’s Orchard, told the Rockford Register Star t...
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Health-themed restaurant opening in Rolling MeadowsSep 04, 2012 5:28 pm - A new casual health food restaurant, Muscle Maker Grill, will open in Rolling Meadows by the end of September, its owners announced on Tuesday. Muscle Maker Grill will o...
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Amazon gets Epix video rights to challenge NetflixSep 04, 2012 4:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com's Internet video library is gaining more box-office appeal under a licensing deal with Epix that threatens to undercut Netflix leadership in a...
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Pickups drive US auto sales in AugustSep 04, 2012 2:17 pm - DETROIT — Strong pickup demand fueled a big jump in U.S. auto sales last month. GM’s August U.S. sales rose 10 percent compared with a year earlier, while Ford’s rose 13...
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Food-stamp use climbs to record, reviving campaign issueSep 04, 2012 1:59 pm - Food-stamp use reached a record 46.7 million people in June, the government said, as Democrats prepare to nominate President Barack Obama for a second term with the econ...
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Joanna Coles named Cosmopolitan editor-in-chiefSep 04, 2012 1:57 pm - NEW YORK — Women’s magazine Cosmopolitan on Tuesday named Marie Claire chief Joanna Coles as editor-in-chief of its U.S. edition, as Kate White steps down from the post ...
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Caterpillar declines on signs of mining slowdownSep 04, 2012 1:54 pm - Caterpillar Inc., the largest maker of construction and mining equipment, fell the most in almost two months on signs of a slowdown in mine investment and as manufacturi...
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Facebook falls to record low after Morgan Stanley downgradeSep 04, 2012 1:51 pm - Facebook Inc. fell to a record low after Morgan Stanley, a lead underwriter of the company’s initial public offering, cut its price forecast on concern that the social n...
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Elgin roofing company president arrested after fleeingSep 04, 2012 1:20 pm - The president of an Elgin-based roofing company, wanted on federal fraud charges, has been caught after two weeks on the lam, prosecutors said. Authorities said Robert D...
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Apple invites media to event, hints at iPhone 5Sep 04, 2012 11:37 am - NEW YORK — Apple is inviting reporters to a news conference next week in San Francisco with a message that suggests that it will reveal the iPhone 5, as expected. The em...
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