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Adver-teasers: Super Bowl viewers get peek at ads
January 30, 2013 NEW YORK — Super Bowl advertisers are learning the art of the tease. Supermodel Kate Upton appears in an online Mercedes-Benz video in a low-cut top. more »» 
Judge OKs $4B BP oil spill criminal settlement
January 30, 2013 NEW ORLEANS — BP PLC closed the book on the Justice Department's criminal probe of its role in the Deepwater Horizon disaster and Gulf oil spill Tuesday, when a federal judge agreed to let the... more »» 
US economy gets lift from housing, other tailwinds
January 29, 2013 WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is a study in contrasts. The housing, banking and auto industries are surging back to health and that has helped push the stock market to a five-year pea. more »» 
They’re back: J. C. Penney adds sales
January 29, 2013 NEW YORK — J.C. Penney is bringing back sales. more »»
US durable goods orders rise 4.6 pct. on aircraft
January 29, 2013 WASHINGTON — U.S. demand for long-lasting manufactured goods rose sharply in December on strong gains in volatile aircraft orders. more »»
Crucial, long-overdue BlackBerry makeover arrives
January 29, 2013 TORONTO — The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedy browser, a superb typing experience and the ability to keep work and personal identities separate on the same phone, the fruit... more »» 
Names & Notes
January 27, 2013 IVH names new volunteer services coordinator The Iowa Veterans Home named Aimee Deimerly-Snyder the Volunteer Services Coordinator following the retirement of Diane Lemker. more »» 
Exxon passes Apple as most valuable company
January 26, 2013 NEW YORK — Exxon has once again surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable company after the iPhone and iPad maker saw its stock price falter. Apple Inc. more »» 
Procter & Gamble fiscal 2Q profit jumps
January 26, 2013 NEW YORK — Procter & Gamble is turning a corner. The world's largest consumer goods company, whose products like Tide detergent and Gillette razors are in 98 percent of U.S. more »» 
Top white-collar crime prosecutor to lead SEC
January 25, 2013 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Mary Jo White, a former U.S. more »»
Cameron: I don’t want a country called Europe
January 25, 2013 DAVOS, Switzerland — British Prime Minister David Cameron wants nothing to do with a United States of Europe, an idea that’s gaining currency as the countries that use the euro struggle to fix their... more »» 
Unions suffer sharp decline in membership
January 24, 2013 WASHINGTON — Union membership plummeted last year to the lowest level since the 1930s as cash-strapped state and local governments shed workers and unions had difficulty organizing new members in th... more »»
Invest now, Russia says — but warning signs loom
January 24, 2013 DAVOS, Switzerland — Is Russia a haven of promise for the bruised global economy? Russian officials insist it is — and are bringing out the vodka in snowy Davos to change the minds of critics who sa... more »» 
CEOs head to Davos pessimistic about 2013
January 23, 2013 DAVOS, Switzerland — As high-powered CEOs flock to the snowy Swiss resort of Davos, they are loaded down with baggage — not just skis and iPads but concerns about the global economy, public mistrust... more »»
Wal-Mart warns suppliers on measures
January 23, 2013 BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has alerted its global suppliers that it will immediately drop them if they subcontract their work to factories that haven't been authorized by the discounter. more »» 
Boeing investigation turns to battery maker
January 22, 2013 TOKYO — Japanese and U.S. investigators began a probe Monday into the maker of the lithium ion batteries used in Boeing’s grounded 787 jets. more »»
Glimmer of hope in US debt talks buoys markets
January 22, 2013 LONDON — Hopes that U.S. more »» 
Public trust in government, business leaders falls
January 22, 2013 FRANKFURT, Germany — Public trust in business, government and media leaders has fallen in the wake of financial and political scandals, according to a new global survey. more »»
Atari US files for Ch. 11 to separate from parent
January 22, 2013 NEW YORK — Video game maker Atari’s U.S. more »» |
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