Business Stories from December 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Boehner on averting fiscal cliff: ‘God only knows’Dec 21, 2012 8:48 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner says he’s still open to talks with President Barack Obama on avoiding the doubl...
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Boeing wants to buy more land in North CharlestonDec 21, 2012 7:58 am - NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Boeing wants to buy more than 1,000 acres near its plant in North Charleston. The Charleston County Aviation Authority voted Thursday to begin t...
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Cliff poses tiny dollar gap, wide political ravineDec 21, 2012 7:44 am - WASHINGTON — When it comes to resolving their “fiscal cliff” impasse, the dollar gap between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner is tiny in federal ter...
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Ill. restaurant settles sexual harassment lawsuitDec 21, 2012 7:33 am - A company that owns a KFC and Taco Bell restaurant in Mendota has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit. In a news release Thursd...
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U.S. budget negotiations setback drives stocks downDec 21, 2012 6:17 am - PARIS — Another failed attempt find a compromise in U.S. budget negotiations sent world stock markets plummeting Friday, as investors feared the world’s largest economy ...
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Futures tumble on stalemate in WashingtonDec 21, 2012 6:08 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are moving sharply lower after GOP leaders unexpectedly postponed a vote on legislation that would raise taxes on wealthier Americans, brin...
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It’s all-hands-on-deck for final retail pushDec 21, 2012 6:08 am - FREEPORT, Maine — With the final retail push under way, L.L. Bean CEO Chris McCormick is playing Santa’s helper against a backdrop of conveyor belts and beeping front-en...
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Click, print, shoot: Downloadable guns possibleDec 21, 2012 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Downloading a gun's design plans to your computer, building it on a three-dimensional printer and firing it minutes later. No background checks, no quest...
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Shoppers: All I want for Xmas is my gifts on timeDec 21, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Will Santa's sleigh be late? A record number of Americans took to the Web to order holiday gifts after retailers flooded their inboxes with offers of extra di...
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Oil drops as US ‘fiscal cliff’ approachesDec 21, 2012 5:39 am - BANGKOK — Oil prices fell below $90 per barrel Friday as doubts intensified that political leaders in Washington would be able to reach a deal on the budget before a cos...