Business Stories from June 26, 2013 (Change date)
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Architecture student helps shape Harper campusJun 26, 2013 2:52 pm - Before Luis Monroy heads back to his Harper College architecture classes this fall, he’ll assist with the $38.1 million renovation of the Engineering and Technology Cent...
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Stocks rise for a second dayJun 26, 2013 2:16 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market is focusing on the positive. Major stock indexes rose for a second day on Wednesday. It was the first two-day stretch of gains since the Fede...
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Good Shepherd expansion OK'dJun 26, 2013 2:00 pm - But Lindenhurst proposal nixed again
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Watchdog: IRS fought oversight in Tea Party casesJun 26, 2013 11:51 am - WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service long has resisted efforts by an internal watchdog to help groups seeking tax-exempt status, creating a culture that enabled age...
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Monsanto fiscal 3Q profit slips 3 percentJun 26, 2013 11:51 am - Monsanto’s fiscal third quarter net income slipped 3 percent, as hits to the agricultural product company’s cotton and soybean seed segments weighed on revenue growth. ...
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IEA: Global renewable energy growing fastJun 26, 2013 11:51 am - NEW YORK — Renewable energy is growing fast around the world and will be the second biggest source of electricity, after coal, by 2016, according to a five-year outlook ...
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IRS official won’t testify in contracting probeJun 26, 2013 11:51 am - WASHINGTON — An Internal Revenue Service official is refusing to testify before a House committee examining his relationship with the CEO of computer services company th...
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U.S. stocks rise for a second day; yields slipJun 26, 2013 11:51 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes moved higher for a second day Wednesday as the bond market recovered from a slump. Traders were also encouraged by an upturn in Europe. Th...
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U.S. economy grows at slower 1.8 pct. rate in Q1Jun 26, 2013 11:51 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 1.8 percent in the first three months of the year, significantly slower than first thought. The steep revision oc...
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Pope names commission of inquiry into Vatican bankJun 26, 2013 8:35 am - VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Wednesday named a commission of inquiry to look into the activities of the troubled Vatican bank amid a new money-laundering investigation...