Business Stories from September 20, 2012 (Change date)
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Tax penalty to hit nearly 6 million uninsured peopleSep 20, 2012 7:01 am - WASHINGTON — Nearly 6 million Americans — significantly more than first estimated— will face a tax penalty under President Barack Obama’s health overhaul for not getting...
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Southern Indiana to get new phone area codeSep 20, 2012 6:45 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Southern Indiana’s 812 area code is due to run out of telephone numbers by 2015. The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor says the telecommuni...
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AP source: MLB nears 8-year deals with Fox, TurnerSep 20, 2012 6:44 am - NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is nearing agreements with Fox and Turner Sports on eight-year contracts through 2021, according to a person familiar with the negotiati...
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Procter & Gamble adds berry flavor to PrilosecSep 20, 2012 6:43 am - NEW YORK — Procter & Gamble is adding flavoring to a pill that you swallow — a first for the world’s largest consumer products maker. In the biggest change to heartburn ...
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Starbucks rolls out ‘Verismo’ brewer for $199Sep 20, 2012 6:42 am - NEW YORK — Starbucks Corp. is about to turn up the heat on the single-serve coffee market, and someone might get burned. The Seattle-based company says it will start sel...
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Oil slips below $95 despite BOJ monetary easingSep 20, 2012 6:38 am - Oil reversed early gains and dropped below $95 a barrel on Wednesday, the third straight day of falls despite fresh moves by Japan’s central bank easing monetary policy....
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Panetta talks computer hacking issues with ChineseSep 20, 2012 6:38 am - BEIJING — Despite several years of escalating diplomacy and warnings, the U.S. is making little headway in its efforts to tamp down aggressive Chinese cyberattacks again...
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Survey points to deeper eurozone recessionSep 20, 2012 6:37 am - LONDON — A closely-watched economic indicator is suggesting that the recession in the countries that use the euro is getting worse despite recent signs of improvement ov...
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UK police arrest journalist in phone hacking probeSep 20, 2012 6:36 am - LONDON — British police investigating the ongoing phone hacking scandal have arrested a journalist on suspicion of taking part in a conspiracy to gather data from stolen...
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Doritos Super Bowl contest teams with Michael BaySep 20, 2012 6:35 am - NEW YORK — Doritos is upping the prize for its annual “Crash the Super Bowl” contest, bringing in Michael Bay, a big name movie director who is no stranger to crashes hi...