Business Stories from January 30, 2013 (Change date)
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AbbVie’s first forecast higher than analysts’ estimatesJan 30, 2013 8:39 am - AbbVie Inc. forecast 2013 earnings higher than analysts’ estimates, after sales surged for its arthritis treatment Humira, the world’s second-best selling medicine, and ...
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Midas wins dismissal of shareholder suit over TBC purchaseJan 30, 2013 8:39 am - Itasca-based Midas Inc., the operator of car service centers, won dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit over tire supplier TBC Corp.’s acquisition of the company. U.S. Dist...
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Green thumb? Wash. state looks for pot consultantJan 30, 2013 6:00 am - SEATTLE — Wanted: A green thumb with extensive knowledge of the black, or at least gray, market. As Washington state tries to figure out how to regulate its newly legal ...
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High-tech cargo airship being built in CaliforniaJan 30, 2013 6:00 am - TUSTIN, Calif — The massive blimp-like aircraft flies but just barely, hovering only a dozen feet off a military hangar floor during flight testing south of Los Angeles....
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U.S. economy shrinks 0.1 pct., 1st time in 3½ yearsJan 30, 2013 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank from October through December for the first time since 2009, hurt by the biggest cut in defense spending in 40 years, f...
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Fed's new voting lineup won't likely alter policyJan 30, 2013 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — The cast of voting members on the Federal Reserve's policy committee is changing this year. Their policies probably won't be. Chairman Ben Bernanke will lik...
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U.S. regulator asks Boeing for full battery historyJan 30, 2013 5:00 am - TOKYO — U.S. regulators said Wednesday they asked Boeing Co. to provide a full operating history of lithium-ion batteries used in its grounded 787 Dreamliners after Jap...
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Oil rises ahead of the release of US indicatorsJan 30, 2013 5:00 am - Oil prices rose to near $98 a barrel on Wednesday ahead of the release of more U.S. economic indicators and the conclusion of a meeting of U.S. Federal Reserve policymak...
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Chrysler profit jumps on higher salesJan 30, 2013 5:00 am - DETROIT — Just three years out of bankruptcy, Chrysler posted a $1.7 billion profit in 2012 and said it expects to earn more than $2 billion this year. Improving U.S. au...
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