Business Stories from March 6, 2013 (Change date)
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Schools shift from textbooks to tabletsMar 06, 2013 5:35 am - Well before the cleanup from Superstorm Sandy was in full swing, students could read about the weather system that slammed the East Coast in their textbooks. Welcome to ...
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Little reaction in oil market to Chavez deathMar 06, 2013 5:34 am - NEW YORK — Reaction in the oil market to the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was muted Tuesday, with the price of crude rising slightly in electronic trading i...
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Roku adds headphones to latest online video playerMar 06, 2013 5:32 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Roku is plugging headphones and several other new features into its latest set-top box for streaming Internet video to TVs, a move that amplifies its eff...
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Martha Stewart says JC. Penney designs ‘absolutely allowed’Mar 06, 2013 5:30 am - Martha Stewart said she believed her namesake company was “absolutely allowed” to design home goods for J.C. Penney Co. in exclusive categories even though it had a cont...
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Chavez death brings uncertainty, hope to oil patchMar 06, 2013 5:30 am - HOUSTON — Following Tuesday’s death of Hugo Chavez, Venezuela faces near-term political uncertainty that could bring further turmoil to its oil industry. The country’s o...
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Staples 4Q hit by charges, adj. results top Street SMar 06, 2013 5:29 am - FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Staples’ fiscal fourth-quarter net income dropped 72 percent, dragged down by charges related to store closings and other matters. Its adjusted resul...
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EU fines Microsoft $733M for breaking browser pactMar 06, 2013 5:29 am - AMSTERDAM — The European Union has fined Microsoft $733 million (561 million euros) for breaking a pledge to offer personal computer users a choice of Internet browsers ...
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Markets keep rising after Dow hits record highMar 06, 2013 5:28 am - LONDON — The Dow’s new all-time high and better economic data from the United States propelled world markets Wednesday, with European stocks hitting a four-year high. In...
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House votes to prevent March 27 federal shutdownMar 06, 2013 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Republicans pushed legislation through the House on Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown this month while easing the short-term impact of $85 billion ...
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Lake Zurich downtown future an issue for nine village board trustee candidatesMar 06, 2013 4:30 am - Lake Zurich’s nine village board trustee candidates offer a variety of ideas on what type of movement they want to see on downtown redevelopment within a year. Political...
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