Business Stories from November 30, 2012 (Change date)
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Some in Congress don’t fear the fiscal cliffNov 30, 2012 7:55 pm - WASHINGTON — President Obama says going over the so-called fiscal cliff by missing the deadline for a deficit reduction deal by year’s end would be a “rude shock” for Am...
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Obama takes his fiscal plan on the roadNov 30, 2012 7:51 pm - HATFIELD, Pa. — President Barack Obama argued Friday that allowing taxes to rise for the middle class would amount to a “lump of coal” for Christmas, while Republican Ho...
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Crews facing deadline on Indiana wind farm projectNov 30, 2012 5:06 pm - WINDFALL, Ind. — Construction crews are hustling to beat a Dec. 31 deadline to finish 125 turbines in the first phase of a wind farm that is eventually planned to reach ...
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Indiana financier gets 50 years for swindling clientsNov 30, 2012 5:02 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana financier and former chief executive of National Lampoon convicted of swindling investors out of about $200 million was sentenced Friday to 50 ...
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McDonald’s starved for ideas as Burger King lures dinersNov 30, 2012 4:40 pm - McDonald’s, which earlier this month reported its first monthly global same-store sales decline in nine years, hasn’t introduced enough new menu items to keep U.S. custo...
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Feds propose fee on health insurers in new marketNov 30, 2012 3:50 pm - WASHINGTON — Health insurance companies will have to pay to play in new health insurance markets coming under President Barack Obama’s health care law, the administratio...
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Insider trading suspect was model ethics studentNov 30, 2012 3:11 pm - Associated Press BOSTON — Mathew Martoma knew from an early age he wanted to blend his interests in health care, business and law into a career, and he excelled as a bio...
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High court to decide if human genes can be patentedNov 30, 2012 3:10 pm - Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Friday it will decide whether companies can patent human genes, a decision that could reshape medical research ...
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Glen Ellyn frozen yogurt shop to hold grand openingNov 30, 2012 12:13 pm - GLEN ELLYN — SkinnySweet Frozen Yogurt, a family-owned small business, is the first self-serve frozen yogurt shop in Glen Ellyn and is hosting a grand opening on Saturda...
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Stocks little changed for week as investors wait on budgetNov 30, 2012 9:44 am - NEW YORK — Stocks ended the week more or less where they started it. Investors were watching closely while lawmakers in Washington worked at thrashing out a budget agree...
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