Business Stories from March 19, 2013 (Change date)
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WSJ denies bribery in ChinaMar 19, 2013 6:57 am - NEW YORK — The FBI has been investigating a purported whistleblower’s allegations that the Wall Street Journal bureau in China bribed officials there to get information ...
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EBay CEO’s 2012 compensation nearly doublesMar 19, 2013 6:51 am - NEW YORK — EBay Inc. CEO John Donahoe’s compensation nearly doubled to $29.7 million in 2012, a year that saw the e-commerce company’s stock gain 68 percent thanks to gr...
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Boeing avoids strike threat as technical workers accept contractMar 19, 2013 6:41 am - Boeing Co. can expect to avoid strikes through 2016 and benefit from lower pension costs after technical workers agreed to a new contract that was unchanged from one the...
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Influence game: Congress silent on 787 woesMar 19, 2013 6:38 am - WASHINGTON — As Boeing, its airline customers and federal safety regulators struggled over the past two months to solve problems with the new 787 Dreamliner’s fire-plagu...
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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...