Business Stories from September 29, 2012 (Change date)
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Asia’s budget airline boom bypasses ChinaSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - HONG KONG — When businesswoman Ren Hong flew home after a recent trip to Beijing on state-owned Air China, she was hoping for a decent inflight meal to tide her over unt...
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Cuban sugar looks to rebound after bitter declineSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - JARONU, Cuba — Cuba’s signature industry is showing signs of life two years after the worst harvest in more than a century. Hulking processing plants are coming back onl...
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Race to the bottom on ETF fees benefits investorsSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - BOSTON — There’s a price war brewing. Exchange-traded funds are becoming cheaper by the month and cost-conscious investors are reaping the rewards. That’s provided they ...
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Work advice: how middle managers can handle bosses who terrorizeSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Editor’s note: Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Last week, she explained how employees can deal with bullying bosses. This wee...
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Women winemakers becoming more commonSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - ST. HELENA, Calif. — In 1978, the first vintage that Cathy Corison made wine, she could count on one hand the number of women she knew of doing the same kind of work in ...
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Local governments try to cut costs via efficiencySep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - MINEOLA, N.Y. — In some places, it’s as simple as pulling the plug on thousands of unused telephone lines or installing software that automatically shuts off idle school...
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Saving money with smart open enrollment changesSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Employers will soon be offering workers their yearly opportunity to make changes to their health care benefits. All too often this open-enrollment period ha...
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Will Ohio’s economic uptick be a boon for Obama?Sep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - CANTON, Ohio — In this crucial battleground in campaign 2012, William Healy and Joe Halter stand on opposing sides of the great divide: How to jump-start the economy? He...
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Fight over canola pits biofuels vs. organicsSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - SALEM, Ore. — Wet winters and cool, dry summers make Oregon’s Willamette Valley one of the best places on the globe to produce seeds for organic broccoli, cabbage, cauli...
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Startups find benefits in launching in bad timesSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Starting a business in a tough economy taught entrepreneurs Chuck Tanowitz and Todd Van Hoosear the value of time. The duo started Fresh Ground, a public rela...
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