Business Stories from March 22, 2013 (Change date)
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Senate shows support for Internet sales taxesMar 22, 2013 8:34 pm - WASHINGTON — Advocates of an effort to help states collect taxes on Internet sales won a symbolic but important victory Friday as the Senate signaled solid bipartisan su...
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Cyprus lawmakers approve key bills for bailoutMar 22, 2013 8:14 pm - NICOSIA, Cyprus — Lawmakers in Cyprus approved three key bills Friday that aim to raise enough money to qualify the country for a broader bailout package and help it avo...
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Jill Biden unavailable, so College of Lake County picks Dean DeBiase to speak at commencementMar 22, 2013 6:00 pm - After striking out with Vice President Joe Biden’s wife and the U.S. education secretary, College of Lake County officials have selected a successful business graduate a...
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Investors quitting bonds? Not yetMar 22, 2013 5:21 pm - Market pros call it the Great Rotation. That’s the long-awaited scenario when investors take their money out of bonds and sink it into stocks. It was the buzzword this m...
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Investigators scold Boeing over 787 commentsMar 22, 2013 4:52 pm - Boeing’s comments about the smoldering batteries on its 787 have annoyed the National Transportation Safety Board. Boeing gave its own account of two battery incidents, ...
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Nike stock surges most since 2008Mar 22, 2013 4:39 pm - Nike Inc., the world’s largest sporting-goods company, surged the most in more than four years after easing investors’ concerns that its profitability and business in Ch...
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Starbucks issues first Groupon couponMar 22, 2013 4:37 pm - Starbucks Corp., the world’s largest coffee-shop operator, today issued an online coupon though deal website Groupon Inc. in a bid to bring new customers into its U.S. a...
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Earnings reports buoy stock pricesMar 22, 2013 4:29 pm - Strong company earnings boosted stocks on Wall Street Friday. Investors also saw a chance to add to their holdings after declines earlier in the week. Nike reported a su...
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Two businesses to call West Dundee homeMar 22, 2013 11:18 am - West Dundee is getting ready to welcome two new businesses to town — a furniture store and a gift shop. American Eagle Furniture is set to open April 1 inside Spring Hi...
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FCC Chairman Genachowski to step downMar 22, 2013 10:35 am - NEW YORK — The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, on Friday announced his resignation in the “coming weeks.” The country’s top teleco...
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