Business Stories from January 29, 2013 (Change date)
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Rockford air traffic reaches pre-recession levelsJan 29, 2013 6:52 am - ROCKFORD — Officials at the Chicago Rockford International Airport say passenger traffic last year returned to pre-recession levels. The Rockford airport says more than ...
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U.S. economy gets lift from housing, other tailwindsJan 29, 2013 5:35 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is a study in contrasts. The housing, banking and auto industries are surging back to health and that has helped push the stock market to a...
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TV veteran developing news show for FuseJan 29, 2013 5:31 am - NEW YORK — The Fuse television network has turned to news veteran Rick Kaplan, who has run CNN and MSNBC and produced programs like “Nightline,” to develop a music news ...
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Hostess set to announce bidder for TwinkiesJan 29, 2013 5:29 am - NEW YORK — The indestructible Twinkie appears to be one step closer to a comeback. Hostess Brands is close to announcing that it has picked two investment firms — C. Dea...
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Canada, Holland: WhatsApp violates privacy normsJan 29, 2013 5:23 am - Regulators in the Netherlands and Canada say that popular messaging application WhatsApp is violating internationally accepted privacy norms by stockpiling phone numbers...
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Antigua gets OK to become copyright havenJan 29, 2013 5:22 am - LONDON — Americans call it piracy. Antiguans call it justice. The islands of Antigua and Barbuda are threatening to strip intellectual property protections from American...
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Congress passes $50.5B Superstorm Sandy aid billJan 29, 2013 5:21 am - WASHINGTON — Three months after Superstorm Sandy ravaged coastal areas in much of the Northeast, Congress on Monday sent a $50.5 billion emergency relief measure for sto...
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Oil rises as US, China manufacturing improvesJan 29, 2013 5:20 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil rose Tuesday, boosted by improvements in manufacturing in the world’s two largest economies. Benchmark oil for March delivery was up 29 cents ...
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Asia stocks rise as Wall Street flirts with highsJan 29, 2013 5:20 am - BANGKOK — Asian stock markets posted modest gains Tuesday as the feel-good factor lingered from near-record highs on Wall Street and signs of an upswing in U.S. manufact...
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Philips profit beats analyst estimates on health-care revenueJan 29, 2013 5:19 am - Royal Philips Electronics NV, the world’s largest lighting manufacturer, reported fourth-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates, helped by demand for medical equip...