Business Stories from December 12, 2012 (Change date)
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Lawmakers seek to rekindle mining reform effortsDec 12, 2012 10:47 am - SAN FRANCISCO — While the U.S. government reaps billions of dollars in royalties each year from fossil fuels extracted from federal lands and waters, it does not collect...
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NOAA chief says she will leave in FebruaryDec 12, 2012 10:47 am - NEW YORK — The woman who led the federal government’s response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 said Wednesday she will leave her post at the end of Februa...
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Stocks end little changed after Fed rally fizzlesDec 12, 2012 10:47 am - NEW YORK — Stocks ended the day little changed Wednesday after a rally prompted by the Federal Reserve’s latest economic stimulus program fizzled out. The Dow Jones ind...
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Fewer U.S. CEOs expect hiring dip over next 6 monthsDec 12, 2012 10:47 am - WASHINGTON — A survey of U.S. chief executives shows the number of large companies that plan to add jobs or hire more workers is essentially unchanged versus three month...
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Facebook poised to roll out more privacy controlsDec 12, 2012 10:47 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is trying to make its privacy controls easier to find and understand in an effort to turn the world’s largest social network in to a more discre...
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Lake Zurich providing sales-tax rebates for Mariano’s projectDec 12, 2012 10:18 am - Lake Zurich has approved a sales-tax rebate agreement that may result in up to $2 million going to a developer planning to build a Mariano’s Fresh Market as part of a re...
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NJ girl to meet with Easy-Bake team at Hasbro over gender-neutral colorsDec 12, 2012 10:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A New Jersey girl who started a campaign calling for an Easy-Bake Oven in gender-neutral colors is planning to meet with the people who design it. Toy...
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St. Charles rejects Lexington Club project, developer outragedDec 12, 2012 10:00 am - St. Charles aldermen pulled the funding out from under the proposed Lexington Club project this week, a move that not only killed the project but resulted in a tongue la...
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Magenium Solutions acquires social media marketing firmDec 12, 2012 9:56 am - Wheaton-based IT services firm Magenium Solutions said it has acquired Capable Networks LLC, a social media marketing consultancy in Glen Ellyn. Terms of the acquisition...
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Navistar names Icahn-backed member to board of directorsDec 12, 2012 9:53 am - Lisle-based Navistar International Corporation appointed Samuel J. Merksamer, managing director at Icahn Capital LP, to the company’s board of directors. He replaces Dia...