Business Stories from May 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Newsstand tab to make Orleans paper daily againMay 01, 2013 6:44 am - NEW ORLEANS — Months after cutting its print edition to three days a week, The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has announced plans for a three-day-a-week tabloid called TP...
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Workers rally for better conditions on May DayMay 01, 2013 6:43 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia — Thousands of low-paid workers are rallying in the streets on May Day to demand better pay and improved working conditions a week after a Bangladesh ...
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Fed signals it could increase or decrease stimulusMay 01, 2013 6:41 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday stood by its extraordinary efforts to stimulate the economy. And it signaled that it could increase or decrease the pace of...
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Cooper and Durbin talk immigration and sales taxMay 01, 2013 6:35 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin was in Nashville with U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper Tuesday to drum up support for Internet sales tax collection and an immigration overh...
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AFSCME to take new vote on contractMay 01, 2013 6:33 am - SPRINGFIELD — The largest Illinois government employees’ union will take a second ratification vote on its tentative three-year contract because of a continuing lawsuit ...
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X Games skate away from LA after 11-year run; Chicago among new venuesMay 01, 2013 6:31 am - LOS ANGELES — After an 11-year run, the X Games are skating, riding and revving away from LA. ESPN announced Tuesday that from 2014 to 2016 the U.S. edition of its acti...
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2 Chicago-area men to join third man in Ponzi-scheme caseMay 01, 2013 6:26 am - Two Chicago-area men who took part in a multi-million dollar Ponzi-type scheme with another man they met in prison are returning to federal prison after pleading guilty ...
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Shoppers face hurdles in finding clothing made ethicallyMay 01, 2013 5:30 am - NEW YORK — You can recycle your waste, grow your own food and drive a fuel-efficient car. But being socially responsible isn’t so easy when it comes to the clothes on yo...
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