Business Stories from February 22, 2013 (Change date)
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Daily Herald announces appointments for digitalFeb 22, 2013 8:45 am - Paddock Publications Inc., publisher of the Daily Herald, Friday announced the appointments of two managers to strengthen its growing digital operation. Stuart Paddock I...
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Heinz 3rd-quarter net income dipsFeb 22, 2013 8:32 am - PITTSBURGH — Food maker H.J. Heinz says its fiscal third quarter net income fell 5 percent as gains in emerging markets were offset by costs related to selling a frozen ...
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Dollar holds on to gains after Fed reportFeb 22, 2013 8:31 am - Associated Press NEW YORK — The dollar is holding on to most of its gains after the Federal Reserve signaled that it’s considering slowing or ending its efforts to suppo...
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Feds indict 4 in peanut butter salmonella outbreakFeb 22, 2013 8:30 am - Associated Press ATLANTA — A federal grand jury indicted four former employees of a peanut company linked to a 2009 salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sicke...
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US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.56 pctFeb 22, 2013 5:53 am - WASHINGTON — The average U.S. rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose this week but remained near historic lows. Low mortgage rates have helped support the slowly recove...
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US home sales rise to 2nd-highest pace in 3 yearsFeb 22, 2013 5:53 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of previously occupied homes rose in January to the second-highest level in three years, a sign that the housing market is sustaining its recover...
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US consumer prices flat in January for 2nd monthFeb 22, 2013 5:52 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices were flat in January from December for the second month in a row, the latest sign inflation is in check. That could give the Federal Re...
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Safeway 4Q net income jumpsFeb 22, 2013 5:51 am - PLEASANTON, Calif. — Bring on the deal hunters. Grocery store operator Safeway said Thursday its customer loyalty program helped its fourth-quarter net income jump 13 p...
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Google adds new touch to line of Chrome laptopsFeb 22, 2013 5:51 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google is adding a new and more expensive touch to its line of Chrome laptops in an attempt to outshine personal computers running on software made by ri...
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Oil snaps 2 days of steep losses, gains modestFeb 22, 2013 5:49 am - The price of oil broke two days of steep losses Friday and scrambled back to close to $93 a barrel after official predictions that economic growth in Europe would pick u...