Business Stories from September 27, 2012 (Change date)
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Rate on 30-year mortgage hits record low 3.40 pct.Sep 27, 2012 10:52 am - WASHINGTON — Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell again to new record lows. The decline suggests the Federal Reserve’s stimulus efforts may be having an impact on ...
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U.S. Navy tests mine-seeking sub during Gulf drillsSep 27, 2012 10:52 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The admiral in charge of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet says a prototype mine-detecting drone was put through more tests during military exercis...
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U.S. durable orders fall, but business invSep 27, 2012 10:52 am - WASHINGTON — Demand for long-lasting manufactured goods plunged in August because of a huge drop in volatile commercial aircraft orders. But in a hopeful sign, orders th...
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Discover 3Q profit slips, but tops Street viewSep 27, 2012 10:42 am - BOSTON — Discover Financial Services on Thursday reported a slight earnings decline in its fiscal third quarter, but the result easily beat Wall Street expectations as c...
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New information on Wyo. frack site awaits interpretationSep 27, 2012 9:36 am - CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The meaning of reams of new data from groundwater testing in a remote Wyoming gas field where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sparked concern l...
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More workers at American Airlines take severanceSep 27, 2012 6:49 am - FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines says almost 1,600 mechanics and maintenance clerks are seeking early-out payments to leave the financially strapped carrier. The wo...
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Florida man offers alligators to swim at partiesSep 27, 2012 6:47 am - MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. ) — Forget about ponies, bounce houses and clowns. For $175, a Florida businessman is spicing up kids’ parties by bringing tiny alligators and lettin...
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Comcast, NBCUniversal get behind zeebox appSep 27, 2012 6:45 am - LOS ANGELES — Comcast Corp. and its NBCUniversal subsidiary are taking a stake in zeebox, the maker of a so-called “second screen” app that people can fiddle with on mob...
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Student debt stretches to record 1 in 5 householdsSep 27, 2012 6:45 am - WASHINGTON — With college enrollment growing, student debt has stretched to a record number of U.S. households — nearly 1 in 5 — with the biggest burdens falling on the ...
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Oil recovers from eight-week low after U.S. inventories droppedSep 27, 2012 6:44 am - Oil rebounded from the lowest close in almost two months after U.S. crude inventories declined and as investors speculated that recent losses were excessive. Futures ros...