Business Stories from November 24, 2012 (Change date)
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Rowling’s home sold to Scottish businessmanNov 24, 2012 8:04 pm - The former Edinburgh home of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was sold to a Scottish-based businessman for an undisclosed sum. The Victorian two-story, eight-bedroom tow...
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More shoppers, but fewer dollars spent on Black FridayNov 25, 2012 7:53 am - Thanksgiving shopping took a noticeable bite out of Black Friday’s start to the holiday season, as the latest survey found retail sales in stores fell slightly from last...
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ABC TV seeks to block Dish’s AutoHopNov 25, 2012 7:53 am - Walt Disney Co.’s ABC television network is trying to shut down Dish Network Corp.’s ad-skipping TV recording feature two weeks after a federal judge denied a similar bi...
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Ex-Atlanta rail corridor drawing crowdsNov 25, 2012 7:53 am - ATLANTA — Since a new urban trail opened last month in a former rail corridor in Atlanta, it has drawn crowds of joggers, dog-walkers and cyclists to take in spectacular...
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Explaining Black Friday’s powerful pullNov 25, 2012 7:53 am - BEAVER FALLS, Pa. — Gravy was still warm. Dallas Cowboys were still in uniform. Thanks were still being given across the country as the pilgrimages to the stores began, ...
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Obama buys books to promote independent shopsNov 25, 2012 7:53 am - ARLINGTON, Va. — President Barack Obama made a quick trip to a Virginia bookstore for some Christmas shopping. The president took his daughters, Sasha and Malia, to One ...
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Fiscal cliff: How to judge if debt cuts are realNov 25, 2012 6:13 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and leaders of the lame-duck Congress may be just weeks away from shaking hands on a deal to avert the dreaded “fiscal cliff.” So it’...
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Retailers’ Thanksgiving sales cut Black Friday crowdsNov 24, 2012 5:29 pm - Thanksgiving Day openings and midnight deals at retailers from Target Corp. to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. drew U.S. shoppers out earlier than ever, thinning crowds on Black Fr...
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Israel wages cyberwar with Hamas as civilians take up computersNov 25, 2012 6:13 pm - Knowledge of computer code is proving to be as important to Israel’s conflict with Hamas as the Iron Dome system intercepting rockets from the Gaza Strip. In a governme...
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Cyberwar poses dilemma for defense exportersNov 25, 2012 6:13 pm - By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post In the spring of 2010, a sheik in the government of Qatar began talks with the U.S. consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton about ...
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