Finance
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Recalls this week: motor scooters, battery packsMar 03, 2013 6:05 am - Motorized scooters that can unexpectedly accelerate and battery packs that can overheat are among this week’s recalled products. Other recalls include coffee makers that...
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Startup hopes investors will latch onto trendsMar 03, 2013 5:59 am - BOSTON — Think you can tell the difference between a fad and a trend with staying power? Look around, and you might come up with some decent investing ideas. If you’ve n...
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Gun company will move if Colorado approves gun controlMar 02, 2013 5:45 pm - ERIE, Colo. — Unnoticed amid dozens of tract homes in the Denver suburbs, a nondescript industrial building is suddenly in the middle of the gun control debate in Colora...
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Rig owner cites BP’s low flow estimatesMar 02, 2013 2:58 pm - NEW ORLEANS — The owner of the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 says BP hampered efforts to stop the resulting gusher of oil by misleading government ...
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Mystery of the Chinese zombie YaliesMar 02, 2013 12:38 pm - BEIJING — U.S. universities have responded to China’s exploding demand for American higher education with branch campuses and aggressive recruiting. Now, some are trying...
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Woman sues FedEx over marijuana deliveryMar 01, 2013 4:55 pm - PLYMOUTH, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman has sued FedEx, claiming the company mistakenly sent her a package containing seven pounds of marijuana, then gave her address to...
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45% profit not good enough for BuffettMar 01, 2013 4:53 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — Investor Warren Buffett says last year was “subpar” for his company because Berkshire Hathaway’s value trailed the overall market, but shareholders will li...
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Auto sales speed ahead in FebruaryMar 01, 2013 2:48 pm - DETROIT — Americans want new cars and trucks, and they’re not letting higher gas prices or political dysfunction stand in their way. New car and truck sales were up 4 pe...
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Apple shareholder drops lawsuit on preferred stockMar 01, 2013 12:36 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — A disgruntled shareholder pressing Apple to create a new class of preferred stock has dropped a lawsuit that became a moot point after the iPhone and iPa...
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Facebook buying Atlas ad business from MicrosoftFeb 28, 2013 4:57 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is buying a set of online advertising tools called Atlas from Microsoft in its latest attempt to build a more effective marketing system around ...