Business Stories from October 26, 2012 (Change date)
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Soundtrack to history: 1878 Edison audio unveiledOct 26, 2012 7:07 am - SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — It’s scratchy, lasts only 78 seconds and features the world’s first recorded blooper. The modern masses can now listen to what experts say is the old...
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Apple misses Wall Street 4Q expectationsOct 26, 2012 6:43 am - NEW YORK — Apple missed Wall Street earnings expectations for the second straight quarter, as iPad sales fell short of analyst forecasts. The slowdown in the growth of i...
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In testimony, Romney was skeptical of StaplesOct 26, 2012 6:41 am - CANTON, Mass. — In newly unsealed testimony related to Staples founder Tom Stemberg’s divorce, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he was initially skepti...
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Toyota global vehicle sales up 28 pct in Jan-SeptOct 26, 2012 6:40 am - TOKYO — Toyota sold 7.4 million vehicles around the world in the first nine months of the year, up 28 percent from a year earlier, but its strong growth faces headwinds ...
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Windows 8 to bridge gap between PC, mobile deviceOct 26, 2012 6:39 am - Microsoft launched a radical redesign of its world-dominating Windows operating system Thursday, introducing a touch-enabled interface that attempts to bridge the gap be...
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Oil falls as massive storm aims for East CoastOct 26, 2012 6:38 am - The price of oil is down slightly as the market eyes a massive storm heading for the East Coast with the potential to force refinery closures and delays in import delive...
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Manning gets slice of pizza market in new hometownOct 26, 2012 6:37 am - DENVER — Now Broncos fans can call the audibles while Peyton Manning cheers them on. Pepperoni! No, make that sausage! Manning became the newest franchisee for Papa Joh...
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Amid bumper crop, families could get PB&J breakOct 26, 2012 6:35 am - ATLANTA — Choosy moms and dads may be packing more PB&J in lunches this winter, when the cost of a jar of Jif or Skippy is expected to fall even as other grocery prices ...
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World stocks fall ahead of U.S. growth dataOct 26, 2012 6:34 am - BANGKOK — World stock markets fell Friday ahead of the U.S. government’s estimate of economic growth in the latest quarter, which is expected to show improvement but not...
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Goodyear Tire 3Q net income falls 32 percentOct 26, 2012 6:33 am - AKRON, Ohio — Goodyear Tire says its third-quarter net income fell by nearly one third as lower tire sales in Europe offset cost savings. The company’s results came in b...