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CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crash

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:01:45 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The image Steve Appleton cultivated as a stunt pilot and off-road rally driver became the perfect metaphor for his wild, 18-year ride as the leader of Micron Technology Inc., where stomach-churning swings from billion-dollar profit to billion-dollar loss required the constitution of a business daredevil to survive.
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CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crash

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:01:24 +0000

Factory orders up 1.1 percent in December

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:02:17 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories rose in December, supported by a rebound in business investment in capital goods such as heavy machinery.
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Facebook files for $5 billion IPO

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:01 +0000

That means anyone with the right amount of cash will be able to own part of a Silicon Valley icon that quickly transformed from dorm-room startup to cultural touchstone.
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Manufacturing expands at fastest pace since June

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:02:40 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. factories grew in January at the fastest pace in seven months, boosted by a rise in new orders. And builders ended a poor year for construction by spending more on homes and projects for the fifth straight month.
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Congressional Budget Office predicts 2012 budget deficit of $1.1 trillion

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:03:03 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Budget Office predicts 2012 budget deficit of $1.1 trillion
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Incomes up strong 0.5 pct., consumer spending flat

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:32:14 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ income rose in December by the most in nine months, a hopeful sign for the economy after a year of weak wage gains. But consumers didn’t spend any more than they had in November.
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TV and radio union approves merger plan with SAG

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:02:39 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The board of directors of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has approved a proposed merger with the Screen Actors Guild, a day after SAG’s board made the same move.
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PG&E fined $16.8M for shoddy gas leak surveys

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:03:03 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — State regulators plan to fine Pacific Gas & Electric Co. $16.8 million for failing to perform gas leak surveys in the wake of a deadly pipeline explosion in a San Francisco suburb in 2010.
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Stocks open lower after GDP report disappoints

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:03:06 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening mostly lower on Wall Street after the government reported that the U.S. economy grew at a slower pace than economists had expected in the fourth quarter.
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