Business Stories from January 9, 2013 (Change date)
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MGM China gets official OK for 2nd Macau casinoJan 09, 2013 9:57 am - HONG KONG — The Chinese arm of U.S. casino company MGM Resorts International won official approval Wednesday for its new Macau casino-resort, putting it a step closer to...
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UN rings alarm over conditions of domestic workersJan 09, 2013 9:57 am - GENEVA — At least 52.6 million people worldwide are employed as domestic workers, most of them women vulnerable to abuse and without adequate legal protection, the U.N. ...
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Governors warn Congress over debt limitJan 09, 2013 9:57 am - WASHINGTON — Governors are warning Congress that lingering uncertainty over raising the nation’s debt limit could hinder their state budgets and job growth. Delaware Gov...
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Wall Street gains as earnings flow in; Boeing upJan 09, 2013 9:57 am - NEW YORK — Stocks rose on Wall Street Wednesday after U.S. corporate earnings reports got off to a good start. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 61.66 points to ...
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US tax code longer than Bible — without good newsJan 09, 2013 9:14 am - WASHINGTON — Too intimidated to fill out your tax return without help? Join the club. At nearly 4 million words, the U.S. tax law is so thick and complicated that busine...
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Nobody hurt in ADM boiler explosion in PeoriaJan 09, 2013 8:00 am - PEORIA — Authorities are working to determine how much damage was done when a boiler exploded at an Archer Daniels Midland plant in Peoria, resulting in a gas leak and f...
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Aurora looking to eliminate downtown parking metersJan 09, 2013 6:00 am - Meters are about to become a thing of the past in downtown Aurora as officials explore other ways to control parking. Aldermen who have expressed interest in removing me...
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Business leaders warn David Cameron on EUJan 09, 2013 5:20 am - LONDON — Top U.K. executives are warning Prime Minister David Cameron that he could damage the country’s economy by inadvertently taking the country out of the European ...
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Richardson pressing North Korean test banJan 09, 2013 5:02 am - PYONGYANG, North Korea — Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Wednesday that his delegation is pressing North Korea to put a moratorium on missile launches and nu...
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Spanish banks meet unions to discuss huge layoffsJan 09, 2013 5:01 am - MADRID — Representatives of two of Spain’s biggest banks are meeting with labor unions to discuss massive layoffs, hours ahead of protests by bank workers in seven citie...