Business Stories from October 31, 2012 (Change date)
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Netflix stock soars on news of Carl Icahn’s stakeOct 31, 2012 7:05 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix’s slumping stock price and weakening financial performance has finally attracted an opportunistic and sometimes nettlesome investor in Carl Icahn...
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Disney unlikely to change ‘Star Wars’ brandOct 31, 2012 5:01 pm - LOS ANGELES — Naysayers would have you believe Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm can only mean one thing: Bambi and Mickey Mouse are sure to appear in future “Star Wars” mo...
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US stocks mixed after historic 2-day closeOct 31, 2012 4:15 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks closed mixed on Wednesday in their first session since Hurricane Sandy forced an historic two-day shutdown of trading. The Dow Jones industrial average...
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Alese Campbell quits top GLMV chamber postOct 31, 2012 2:11 pm - Alese Campbell, the executive director of the GLMV Chamber of Commerce, is out after just two years on the job. Campbell is leaving the business group to join Shaw Media...
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Experts: S.C. hacking largest vs. state tax agencyOct 31, 2012 1:57 pm - CHARLESTON, S.C. — About 3.6 million tax returns from as far back as 1998 were hacked in South Carolina in what experts say is the largest cyber-attack against a state t...
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Europe takes on Google, looks to Brazil with hopeOct 31, 2012 1:54 pm - PARIS — European news organizations bleeding money and readers are trying to avoid extinction by asking governments in France, Germany and Italy to step in and charge Go...
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GM cuts European jobs, shares spikeOct 31, 2012 1:51 pm - DETROIT — Shares of General Motors surged Wednesday after the company announced big job cuts in Europe and reported third-quarter earnings that were far better than Wall...
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Big Lots opening four suburban storesOct 31, 2012 1:29 pm - November will be a big month for discount retailer Big Lots as it opens stores in Carpentersville, Elgin, Streamwood and Naperville. It will open in the former Circuit ...
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Money men: Who are top 5 donors to Romney?Oct 31, 2012 7:35 am - WASHINGTON — Republicans hit the jackpot with casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. Worth an estimated $25 billion, Adelson has donated $44.2 million so far to aid Republican pr...
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Oil price rises on superstorm threat to suppliesOct 31, 2012 7:28 am - BANGKOK — Oil prices rose Wednesday after a fierce storm caused havoc across the northeastern U.S. and was threatening to inflict more damage inland. Concerns about oil ...
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