Business Stories from January 24, 2013 (Change date)
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Gay rights groups seek order on employer biasJan 24, 2013 5:38 am - WASHINGTON — Gay rights advocates are renewing their push for President Barack Obama to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against g...
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Congress charts new collision course over deficitJan 24, 2013 5:36 am - WASHINGTON — The nation’s sharp disagreements over taxes and spending are on a re-routed collision course, as Senate Democrats launch a plan that includes new taxes and ...
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Imagining a future when machines have all the jobsJan 24, 2013 5:32 am - WASHINGTON — Martin Ford saw it everywhere, even in his own business. Smarter machines and better software were helping companies do more work with fewer people. His Si...
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Practically human: Can smart machines do your job?Jan 24, 2013 5:31 am - ——— EDITOR’S NOTE: Second in a three-part series on the loss of middle-class jobs in the wake of the Great Recession, and the role of technology. ——— Associated Press WA...
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Manufacturers cutting white-collar jobs now, tooJan 24, 2013 5:31 am - NEW YORK — Manufacturers have been using technology to cut blue-collar jobs for years. Now, they’re targeting their white-collar workers, too. Factory Automation Systems...
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Toyota, BMW working on new battery technologyJan 24, 2013 5:30 am - TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW Group are working together on next-generation batteries for green vehicles called “lithium-air” as their collaboration, first announce...
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American to use Republic Airways for some flightsJan 24, 2013 5:29 am - FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines says it will use Republic Airways Holdings Inc. to operate regional flights using 76-seat planes. American said Thursday that it re...
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Apple shares plunge as growth appears to stallJan 24, 2013 5:28 am - NEW YORK — Apple shares plunged Thursday after the company reported quarterly results that point to growth slowing after five blowout years. The stock was down $53.55 or...
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Cameron: I don’t want a country called EuropeJan 24, 2013 5:28 am - DAVOS, Switzerland — Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has slammed any moves to forge a United States of Europe. Cameron, who has shaken up Europe’s political lands...
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Hyundai Motor profit declines 5.5%; Shares extend fallJan 24, 2013 5:27 am - Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest automaker, reported a steeper profit drop than analysts estimated after the won appreciated more than any major currency, reduci...