Business Stories from December 8, 2012 (Change date)
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Class of 2012: Young Europeans trapped by languageDec 08, 2012 10:00 pm - MADRID — Maria Menendez, a 25-year-old caught in Spain’s job-destroying economic crisis, would love to work in Germany as a veterinarian. Germany, facing an acute shorta...
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Mongolia finds China can be too close for comfortDec 08, 2012 10:00 pm - TSOGTTSETSII, Mongolia — After years of testy debate, Mongolia broke ground this spring for a railroad that will haul coal across the pebbled Gobi Desert to China, but w...
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Charles Schwab: Housing recovery to boost economyDec 08, 2012 10:00 pm - The housing market is recovering from its collapse to such an extent that it will be one of the key drivers of the economy next year, and could add as much as 1 percenta...
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4 questions to ask about drugstore loyalty cardsDec 08, 2012 10:00 pm - Walgreens wants to reward customers for merely taking a walk, and Rite Aid will help cover trial gym memberships for some of its frequent shoppers. All the national drug...
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Career Coach: Want to be an ‘expert’ here’s howDec 08, 2012 10:00 pm - You’re reading the newspaper, watching television or looking at something online that features comments or advice from an “expert.” How did that person get there? Why do...
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Venezuela chocolate king thrives despite controlsDec 08, 2012 10:00 pm - CANO RICO, Venezuela — Cacao pods ripen to colors from bright yellow to crimson in the forest-shaded plantations of Venezuela, where some of the world’s finest chocolate...
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Small businesses want grants to aid Sandy recoveryDec 08, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — As Adam Weprin looks over the damage to the Bridge Cafe caused by Superstorm Sandy, he wonders where — and when — he’ll get the money to repair his Lower Manh...
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As pot goes proper, a history of weedDec 08, 2012 10:00 pm - SEATTLE — The grass is no greener. But, finally, it's legal — at least somewhere in America. It's been a long, strange trip for marijuana. Washington state and Colorado ...
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Work advice: Loud, but no longer proudDec 08, 2012 10:00 pm - Editor’s note: Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers. Q: I work in a te...
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New York mostly ignored warning of superstormDec 08, 2012 4:38 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. — More than three decades before Superstorm Sandy, a state law and a series of legislative reports began warning New York politicians to prepare for a storm...
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