Business Stories from January 25, 2013 (Change date)
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Microsoft’s 2Q earnings dip despite Windows 8 liftJan 25, 2013 5:34 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft’s latest quarterly earnings slipped, even as the world’s largest software maker showed modest progress adapting to a shift away from the person...
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Samsung 4Q profits top forecasts on Galaxy salesJan 25, 2013 5:33 am - SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. said quarterly profit soared 76 percent, boosted by the popularity of its Galaxy smartphones, which outsold the iPhone for a...
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Starbucks profit climbs as US cafes thriveJan 25, 2013 5:33 am - NEW YORK — Americans still need their Starbucks fix even in the weak economy. The Seattle-based coffee chain said Thursday its profit rose 13 percent in the latest quart...
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Kia Motor’s profit tumbles on strong wonJan 25, 2013 5:32 am - SEOUL, South Korea — Kia Motors Corp. said Friday its fourth-quarter operating profit was halved as the won’s rise erased overseas earnings and production was disrupted ...
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Luddites: They raged against the machine and lostJan 25, 2013 5:31 am - WASHINGTON — Their name is synonymous with futile attempts to roll back technology — and with fuddy-duddies who can’t figure out how to use the iPhone. The Luddites were...
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Will smart machines create a world without work?Jan 25, 2013 5:30 am - EDITOR’S NOTE: Last in a three-part series on the loss of middle-class jobs in the wake of the Great Recession, and the role of technology. WASHINGTON — They seem r...
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Oil rises above $96 despite growing stockpilesJan 25, 2013 5:27 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil topped $96 per barrel Friday despite ample stockpiles of crude amid signs of growth in the world’s two largest economies. Benchmark oil for Ma...
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ECB: banks to repay early $183 billion in loansJan 25, 2013 5:25 am - BERLIN — Banks in the eurozone will pay back early (euro) 137.2 billion ($183 billion) of the huge injection of cheap, three-year emergency loans they received from the ...
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Japan’s consumer prices fall for fourth yearJan 25, 2013 5:24 am - TOKYO — Japan’s consumer prices fell in 2012 for the fourth straight year, highlighting the central bank’s challenge in fighting deflation as its governor Friday reaffir...
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Davos: European crisis not over by a long shotJan 25, 2013 5:23 am - DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Is the euro crisis over? A leading U.S. economist says not by a long shot. Even as the head of the European Central Bank talked Friday of “posi...