Business Stories from November 20, 2012 (Change date)
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Stocks end flat after HP shocker and Fed warningNov 20, 2012 10:18 am - NEW YORK — Falling oil prices and a surprise announcement from Hewlett-Packard weighed on technology and energy stocks Tuesday. HP plunged 12 percent after executives s...
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McAfee blogs about police seeking him in BelizeNov 20, 2012 10:18 am - SAN PEDRO, Belize — Software company founder John McAfee says he’s wearing a disguise and hiding in plain sight, watching police and reporters stake out his home and blo...
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Barilla announces partnership with U.S. skierNov 20, 2012 10:02 am - BANNOCKBURN — Barilla, the Italian food company, announced that since the start of the season it has been collaborating with the U.S. Ski Team’s Mikaela Shiffrin. The 1...
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Medtronic second-quarter profit falls on litigation costsNov 20, 2012 9:36 am - Medtronic Inc., the world’s biggest maker of heart-rhythm devices, said second-quarter profit fell 26 percent on legal costs related to a patent dispute. Net income in t...
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Unemployment falls in 75 percent of statesNov 20, 2012 9:25 am - WASHINGTON — An increase in hiring helped lower unemployment rates in 37 U.S. states last month, the latest indication that the job market is slowly healing. Unemploymen...
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HP says fraud prompted $5B overpayment for companyNov 20, 2012 9:25 am - NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Tuesday that it’s the victim of a $5-billion-plus fraud, claiming a British company it bought last year lied about its finances. H...
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Best Buy reports 3rd-quarter lossNov 20, 2012 9:25 am - NEW YORK — Best Buy Co. reported another dismal quarter on Tuesday, recording a loss in the third quarter, hurt by a continued sales slump and charges related to restruc...
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Mike North branches out with Las Vegas ventureNov 20, 2012 9:00 am - Las Vegas always seems to offer a little something for everyone who visits. Soon there will be one more spot to consider for the 37 million tourists who visit Vegas annu...
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Daily Herald taps Baumann as managing editorNov 20, 2012 9:00 am - Jim Baumann, a longtime editor and manager for the Daily Herald, was promoted to managing editor, the newspaper announced Tuesday. Other editors also were promoted as p...
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U.S. new home starts jump to fastest pace in 4 yearsNov 20, 2012 7:58 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. builders started construction last month on the most homes and apartments since July 2008, more evidence that the housing recovery is gaining momentum....