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July 14, 2011
Summary of business headlines: JP Morgan posts better-than-expected Q2 results; Foreclosures stuck in processing limbo; Retail sales rise, producer prices fall, jobless claims drop.
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July 13, 2011
China said its economic growth eased to 9.5 percent in the latest quarter amid rate hikes. But the numbers give the government room to keep taking measures to fight inflation. (July 13)
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July 11, 2011
Stock markets were sharply lower in the U.S. and Europe as investors grapple with debt fears and economic jitters at home and abroad.
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July 11, 2011
Toyota’s luxury brand, Lexus, will end its 11-year streak as the top luxury brand in the U.S. market, due to lost sales in the aftermath of the Japan earthquake and tsunami.
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July 11, 2011
Leading politicians including the deputy prime minister lined up Monday to attack media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s damage control efforts over the News of the World phone hacking scandal. (July 11)
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July 08, 2011
The Sun’s Jay Hancock talks about energy saving between LED lighting and off-shore wind energy, on Maryland Public Telvision's Your Money and Business.
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July 08, 2011
Hiring slowed to a near-standstill last month. Employers added the fewest jobs in nine months and the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent. (July 8)
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July 08, 2011
The News of the World, a Sunday-only tabloid in Britain, is shutting down amid a phone hacking scandal. The 168-year-old newspaper will publish its last edition on Sunday. (July 7)
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July 07, 2011
Verizon Wireless has killed off its unlimited data plan for new smartphone customers, marking another blow for endless Web surfing and video streaming. (July 7)
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July 07, 2011
The Obama administration is making it easier for out-of-work homeowners to stay in their homes, as it tries to revamp its signature but troubled foreclosure-prevention program. (July 7)
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July 07, 2011
The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the second time this year, as was widely expected, in a bid to cool inflation in the euro zone, despite the intensifying debt crisis in Greece ...
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July 07, 2011
Street protests try to block evictions as more Spanish mortgage defaulters tumble into a deep pit of long-term debt. (July 7)
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July 07, 2011
The News of the World, a Sunday-only tabloid in Britain, is shutting down amid a phone hacking scandal. The 168-year-old newspaper will publish its last edition on Sunday. (July 7)
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July 07, 2011
News Corporation head Rupert Murdoch declines to comment further on a telephone hacking scandal that prompted his company to shutter its News of the World tabloid, published on Sundays. (July 7)
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July 05, 2011
Britain’s last remaining train-maker, Canadian-owned Bombardier, is cutting more than 1,400 jobs at its plant in central England after losing out to German group Siemens for the Thameslink ...
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July 05, 2011
As many Americans struggle with mortgage payments that are quickly becoming unaffordable, some banks are teaming with non-profit counseling organizations to make the loans ,more affordable.(July 5)
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June 30, 2011
Asian stocks move higher as investors see high probability of Greek lawmakers voting yes again to an austerity bill, after they voted to accept harsh austerity measures Wednesday.
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June 29, 2011
Summary of business headlines: Bank of America reaches multi-billion dollar settlement over bond investments; U.S. pending home sales rise in May; Greeks continue protest after austerity measures ...
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June 24, 2011
Oil’s deep sell-off paused on Friday as the impact of a surprise announcement of an emergency stocks release faded.
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June 24, 2011
The International Energy Agency, which includes the U.S. and 27 other countries, will release 60 million barrels of oil from emergency stocks in an effort to stave off a possible spike in energy ...
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