All Stories from March 19, 2013 (Change date)
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Lego plans first China factory as Asian sales leapMar 19, 2013 6:37 am - HONG KONG — Lego is building its first factory in China as part of a plan to move production closer to Asia, its fastest growing market. The Danish maker of colorful pla...
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Bloomberg cigarette plan gets praise, criticismMar 19, 2013 6:36 am - NEW YORK — Anti-smoking advocates and health experts hailed proposals from Mayor Michael Bloomberg that would keep cigarettes out of sight in New York City stores, while...
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Oil nearly unchanged as traders await U.S. dataMar 19, 2013 6:32 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil was stable Tuesday as traders set aside jitters about Cyprus and turned their attention to a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and soon-to-be relea...
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Lew visit marks U.S.-China re-engagementMar 19, 2013 6:32 am - BEIJING — The U.S. and China began to re-engage Tuesday on knotty issues ranging from economic frictions to North Korea’s nuclear program following a months-long hiatus ...
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Ryanair gives Boeing a boost with big orderMar 19, 2013 6:31 am - DUBLIN — Ryanair has made the biggest-ever order of Boeing planes by a European airline, announcing Tuesday it will buy 175 aircraft in a major boost for the U.S. aerosp...
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Citigroup to pay $730 million to settle lawsuitMar 19, 2013 6:30 am - NEW YORK — Citigroup has agreed to pay $730 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that claimed investors were misled by the bank’s disclosures when they purchased its...
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Congress works on budget for both 2013 and futureMar 19, 2013 6:30 am - WASHINGTON — Congress is finally cleaning up its unfinished budget business for the 2013 budget year with a bipartisan government-wide funding bill. But even as that mea...
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See-through yoga pants a pain for LululemonMar 19, 2013 6:29 am - NEW YORK — Lululemon has yanked its popular black yoga pants from store shelves and online after it found that the sheer material used was revealing too much of its loya...
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Asia stocks bounce back after Cyprus scareMar 19, 2013 6:28 am - BANGKOK — Asian stock markets rose Tuesday, shaking off jitters sparked by a plan to give bank deposits in Cyprus a haircut to help fund the European country’s bailout. ...
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Fed likely to back low-rate policies despite gainsMar 19, 2013 6:28 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is strengthening on the fuel of more job growth, rising home prices and solid retail sales. Just don’t expect the Federal Reserve to let up...