Business Stories from December 31, 2012 (Change date)
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Foot-dragging USDA may be milk drinkers’ friendDec 31, 2012 3:49 pm - The specter of milk jumping to $7 a gallon as U.S. farm programs expire probably will be held off because regulators will need time to write new pricing rules, even if C...
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Stocks shoot up as investors bet on ‘cliff’ dealJan 01, 2013 9:24 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market shot higher on Monday even as the “fiscal cliff” neared. By the time trading ended, Republicans and Democrats still hadn’t reached a budget c...
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Libertyville public relations executive rubbed elbows with celebrities in 40-year careerJan 02, 2013 4:41 am - For nearly four decades at American Airlines, Mary Rose Noel Ray encountered scores of religious leaders, movie stars, pop sensations, royalty and even five U.S. preside...
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U.S. gasoline at pump averaged record high in 2012, AAA saysJan 01, 2013 6:26 am - Motorists in the U.S. paid record high prices for gasoline in 2012, as severe weather and political tensions drove up the cost of fuel. The national average price of gas...
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Qihoo soars as Google pact to fuel sales growthDec 31, 2012 10:57 am - Qihoo 360 Technology Co. surged in New York, driving the benchmark index of Chinese U.S.-listed stocks to seven-month high, on prospects a partnership with Google Inc. w...
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Amazon apologizes for Christmas Eve disruption affecting NetflixJan 01, 2013 1:31 pm - Amazon.com Inc. apologized for a disruption that affected customers of its cloud-computing services starting on Dec. 24, saying that it’s taking steps to prevent a recur...
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Billionaire Bbulgheronis agree to $1.5 billion in YPF shale dealDec 31, 2012 10:05 am - Bridas International SA, an oil holding controlled by Argentina’s billionaire Bulgheroni brothers, agreed to invest $1.5 billion with YPF SA to develop shale oil reserve...
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U.S. on pace for slowest decade of population growth since 1930sJan 01, 2013 7:00 pm - The U.S. population is on track for its slowest decade of growth since the Great Depression. The Census Bureau estimates there will be 315.1 million people living in the...
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A look back at inspiring people in the suburbsJan 01, 2013 6:29 am - On the cusp of the New Year, here’s a look back at the people we featured who have inspired us in some way. Inspiring:Terry Howerton, founder of the Illinois Technology...
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Small business borrowing outlook brightens for 2013Jan 01, 2013 6:26 am - If you’ve been hoping banks will loosen their loan purse strings, Mike Moebs says 2013 may be your year. But, Moebs adds, bankers will make up for continuing low loan ra...
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