All Stories from November 12, 2012 (Change date)
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Karzai in India to woo investment in AfghanistanNov 12, 2012 5:10 am - NEW DELHI — Visiting President Hamid Karzai on Monday urged Indian companies to invest in Afghanistan, with India’s leader saying economic development in the war-torn co...
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Toyota tests cars that communicate with each otherNov 12, 2012 5:10 am - SUSONO, Japan — Toyota Motor Cop. is testing car safety systems that allow vehicles to communicate with each other and with the roads they are on in a just completed fac...
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Apple, HTC resolve patent disputesNov 12, 2012 5:10 am - Apple Inc. and HTC Corp. have settled all global lawsuits and signed a 10-year licensing agreement, ending a dispute that threatened their shipments of mobile devices. A...
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U.S. oil output to overtake Saudi Arabia’s by 2020Nov 12, 2012 5:10 am - U.S. oil output is poised to surpass Saudi Arabia’s in the next decade, making the world’s biggest fuel consumer almost self-reliant and putting it on track to become a ...
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Moody’s revises sown G-20 growth forecasts as austerity bitesNov 12, 2012 5:10 am - Moody’s Investors Service lowered its forecasts for economic growth in the Group of 20 nations, citing budget cuts and financial-market uncertainty. Real gross domestic ...
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Lawmakers in both parties see resolution to U.S. fiscal cliffNov 12, 2012 5:10 am - Senior lawmakers in both political parties predicted an end to a standoff on the U.S. fiscal cliff that threatens to yield $607 billion in tax increases and automatic sp...
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Stay home one day. See how staff respondsNov 12, 2012 5:00 am - Do-it-yourself thoughts to share while waiting for the last leaf to fall from the tree: Ÿ The little things count, especially in holiday retailing. Target, Nordstrom and...
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To improve learning try sleeping, not crammingNov 12, 2012 5:00 am - Trying to cram the brain with information during an “all-nighter” before taking a test is a ritual for many high school and college students. But most brain scientists s...
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Elgin firm president aims to make deposit boxes more secureNov 12, 2012 5:00 am - A certified public accountant and a lawyer, Jerry Pluard of Barrington spent 25 years in the insurance industry. He, like a lot of other consumers, didn’t realize that t...
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Batavia jewelry business continues to shineNov 12, 2012 5:00 am - An interview with Karen Hollis, owner of K. Hollis Jewelers in Batavia. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: K. Hollis Jewelers is a full-service jeweler with ...