Business Stories from May 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Chrysler, Ford, GM, Nissan April U.S. sales upMay 01, 2013 11:56 am - DETROIT — Ford, GM, Chrysler and Nissan all reported double-digit U.S. sales increases last month, signaling the best April for car and truck sales in six years. A rebou...
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Bangladesh building collapse victims buriedMay 01, 2013 11:13 am - JURAIN, Bangladesh — Dozens of Bangladeshi garment workers, their bodies too battered or decomposed to be identified, were buried in a mass funeral Wednesday, a week aft...
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Sony settles lawsuit by lawyer for gospel artistsMay 01, 2013 10:55 am - HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut lawyer who accused Sony BMG Music Entertainment of retaliating against him for winning higher pay for gospel music artists says the compa...
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Officials: Obama naming NC’s Watt for housing postMay 01, 2013 9:42 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama intends to nominate veteran Rep. Melvin Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the government regulator that oversees lendi...
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Immigration debate gives life to annual ralliesMay 01, 2013 9:42 am - SAN DIEGO — Tens of thousands of people are expected to rally in dozens of cities from New York to Bozeman, Mont., on Wednesday in what has become an annual cry for easi...
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Palatine pharmaceutical company sues over generic drug plansMay 01, 2013 9:18 am - Palatine-based Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc., whose technology helps deter drug abuse, sued Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., India’s largest drugmaker, over its plan to market a ...
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Illinois House showdown on pensions possible todayMay 01, 2013 8:10 am - SPRINGFIELD — A committee of state lawmakers Wednesday set up a showdown in the Illinois House Thursday over legislation to cut public employees’ pension benefits. Unlik...
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CVS Caremark 1Q profit soars 23 percentMay 01, 2013 6:55 am - CVS Caremark Corp. with local operations in Northbrook, Lincolnshire and Bannonckburn, says first-quarter earnings jumped 23 percent and topped analyst expectations, as ...
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Coursera to offer new MOOC options for teachersMay 01, 2013 6:46 am - A leading platform for the popular “massive open online courses” offered by elite universities is moving into a new realm: the expansive field of continuing education fo...
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IBM makes tiny movie by pushing molecules aroundMay 01, 2013 6:45 am - Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Scientists have taken the idea of a film short down to new levels. Molecular levels. IBM says it has made the tiniest stop-motion m...