Business Stories from September 14, 2012 (Change date)
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U.S. industrial production fell 1.2 percentSep 14, 2012 10:45 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. industrial production fell in August by the largest amount in more than three years as factories produced fewer cars and other manufactured goods and H...
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Delivery times rise for iPhone 5Sep 14, 2012 10:45 am - NEW YORK — Delivery times have climbed quickly as Apple takes orders for the iPhone 5, suggesting strong demand. Apple Inc. began taking orders for the phone at 12 a.m. ...
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NYSE paying $5M fine to settle charges on dataSep 14, 2012 10:45 am - WASHINGTON — The New York Stock Exchange is paying $5 million to settle federal civil charges that it gave some customers an unfair head start by providing them with tra...
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Norway court upholds ban on tobacco store displaysSep 14, 2012 10:45 am - OSLO, Norway — A Norwegian court has upheld a ban on the display of tobacco products in stores, handing a defeat Friday to the Philip Morris company. Norway, which has h...
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UnitedHealth to replace Kraft in Dow 30Sep 14, 2012 10:45 am - NEW YORK — UnitedHealth Group, the health insurance company, will replace Kraft Foods in the Dow Jones industrial average, the most widely known barometer of the America...
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Higher gas costs drive up U.S. consumer pricesSep 14, 2012 10:45 am - WASHINGTON — More expensive gas drove up consumer prices in August by the most in three years. But outside energy, inflation was tame. The Labor Department said Friday t...
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India agrees to let in foreign retailers, againSep 14, 2012 10:45 am - NEW DELHI — India agreed Friday to open its huge market to foreign retailers such as Wal-Mart in a surprising decision that was part of a flurry of economic reforms aime...
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Euro ministers to discuss giving Greece more timeSep 14, 2012 6:02 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus — Greece may be given some more breathing room to meet its bailout commitments but no more money, European finance ministers indicated Friday as they gat...
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Lawyers: ‘Pink slime’ lawsuit an uphill climbSep 14, 2012 6:02 am - LINCOLN, Neb. — Beef Products Inc. will face a steep climb in its “pink slime” defamation lawsuit against ABC News as the South Dakota-based meat processor works to rebu...
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Hong Kong tightens mortgages amid concerns of bubbleSep 14, 2012 6:02 am - Hong Kong’s central bank tightened mortgage lending after saying a third round of quantitative easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve risks pushing up home prices that have ...