Business Stories from January 28, 2013 (Change date)
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A new market, black as ink, in NYC: printer tonerJan 28, 2013 5:20 am - NEW YORK — Manhattan hospital clerk Marque Gumbs was doing so well moonlighting as a peddler of stolen property that he drove a BMW, shopped at designer stores like Burb...
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Oil rises above $96 ahead of US dataJan 28, 2013 5:12 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil rose slightly Monday, a sign of investor confidence in the U.S. economy’s recovery ahead of the release of data on jobs, home sales and the co...
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Barge with 80,000 gallons oil hits bridge, leaksJan 28, 2013 5:11 am - A barge laden with 80,000 gallons of oil struck a railroad bridge in Vicksburg, Miss., over the weekend, spilling light crude into the Mississippi River and closing the ...
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World stocks drift ahead of U.S. indicatorsJan 28, 2013 5:08 am - BANGKOK — World stock markets drifted Monday as investors awaited the release of key data this week for a clearer picture of the strength of the U.S. economic recovery. ...
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Economists growing more upbeat about year aheadJan 28, 2013 5:07 am - NEW YORK — Economists are increasingly, but still cautiously, optimistic about growth in the year ahead with the hiring expected to pick up in coming months. A quarterly...
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Toyota sold nearly 9.75 million vehicles last yearJan 28, 2013 5:07 am - TOKYO — Now it’s official: Toyota is once again the world’s top automaker. Toyota Motor Corp. released its tally for global vehicle sales for last year Monday at 9.748 ...
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Boeing 787 probe shifts to monitoring system makerJan 28, 2013 5:06 am - TOKYO — The joint U.S. and Japanese investigation into the Boeing 787’s battery problems has shifted from the battery-maker to the manufacturer of a monitoring system. J...
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Wings help Uncle Dougie’s fly with boost from investorsJan 28, 2013 5:00 am - Advertising executive Tim Condon of Elmhurst was hosting a party during the Master’s Golf Tournament in 2010 when a friend brought some chicken wings that literally chan...
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Cracker Barrel to sell its products in groceriesJan 28, 2013 5:00 am - LEBANON, Tenn. — Cracker Barrel plans to begin selling its some of its products in grocery stores. The Lebanon-based restaurant chain already sells items like pancake an...
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Ono, Steinem join online campaign to empower womenJan 28, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — The artist, the feminist and the model are joining others worldwide to empower women in the marketplace through ethically-themed fashion. The campaign, calle...