Business Stories from December 6, 2012 (Change date)
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ECB cuts growth outlook for eurozone, holds ratesDec 06, 2012 10:25 am - The European Central Bank warned of another gloomy year for the 17 European Union countries that use the euro, cutting its forecast for economic growth in 2013 from plus...
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Small business lending picked up in OctoberDec 06, 2012 10:15 am - NEW YORK — Small business owners borrowed more in October, a sign that they might be getting more confident about hiring. Lending to small companies rose 11 percent from...
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Stocks edge up as investors keep eye on WashingtonDec 06, 2012 10:00 am - NEW YORK — Apple and other technology companies led the stock market up for the second day in a row Thursday. The gains came a day after Apple took its worst fall in fo...
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Rate on US 30-year mortgage ticks up to 3.34 pct.Dec 06, 2012 9:57 am - WASHINGTON — Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages ticked up this week just slightly above their record lows, keeping home-buying and refinancing attractive to consumers...
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Apple to produce line of Macs in the U.S. next yearDec 06, 2012 9:57 am - NEW YORK — Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company will produce one of its existing lines of Mac computers in the United States next year. Cook made the comments in part of ...
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Starbucks promises to pay more UK taxDec 06, 2012 9:57 am - LONDON — Starbucks bowed to mounting pressure over its tax affairs in Britain and revealed Thursday that it would pay about 10 million pounds ($16 million) in each of th...
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McAfee hospitalized after being denied asylumDec 06, 2012 9:57 am - GUATEMALA CITY — Software company founder John McAfee was hospitalized Thursday after being denied political asylum in Guatemala and his lawyers said they were making a ...
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Cargill to help Notre Dame program in HaitiDec 06, 2012 9:16 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Agribusiness company Cargill is expanding its partnership with the Notre Dame Haiti Program to try to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, also known as el...
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Santa goes digital courtesy of MotorolaDec 06, 2012 8:55 am - Motorola Mobility is giving parents a chance to make Santa more digital for their kids. For the first time, the mobile phone company in Libertyville is offering par...
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Obama seeks to put personal touch on cliff talksDec 06, 2012 7:39 am - FALLS CHURCH, Va. — President Barack Obama, trying to put a personal touch on “fiscal cliff” negotiations, visited a northern Virginia family’s basement apartment Thursd...