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Thursday 05/23/2013
Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO

CINCINNATI (AP) — Procter & Gamble says it is replacing CEO Bob McDonald with former CEO A.G. Lafley, effective immediately.
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New rules for labeling meat go into effect in US

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Consumers will soon see labels on their meat telling them where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered.
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Merck ends development of Parkinson's disease drug

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (AP) — Merck & Co. says it is ending development of an experimental Parkinson's disease drug because the drug wasn't working.
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Campbell buying Plum Organics

NEW YORK (AP) — Campbell Soup says it's buying Plum Organics, which makes food for babies and kids, for an undisclosed amount as it looks to move into faster-growing c…
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Ohio kidnap case hero gets free McDonald's food

CLEVELAND (AP) — The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive in a Cleveland house is getting complimentary McDonald's for the next year.
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Sprint’s Network Disaster Recovery and Emergency Response Teams are Prepared for the Start of 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2013--With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasting 13 to 20 named storms and three to six major h…
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Sears reports bigger-than-expected 1Q loss

NEW YORK (AP) — Sears Holdings Corp. reported a steeper-than-expected loss for its first quarter as the beleaguered retailer struggles to turn itself around.
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Pandora posts in-line 1Q loss, upbeat sales

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Internet radio company Pandora reported higher-than-expected revenue in the latest quarter, with losses in line with analysts' forecasts, as the…
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Gap's 1st-quarter profits rises 43 percent

NEW YORK (AP) — Gap Inc. is reporting a 43 percent increase in first-quarter earnings as the clothing chain's turnaround continues.
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Snapple co-founder Leonard Marsh dies at 80

Leonard Marsh — the co-founder of the Snapple beverage brand — has died at age 80.
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McDonald's can't shake criticism about nutrition

NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald's once again faced criticism that it's a purveyor of junk food that markets to children at its annual shareholder meeting Thursday.
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Donkey Kong Country Returns is Back and Optimized for Portable Play

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2013--Players all over the world fell in love with many memorable, adventure-filled moments in the well-received Donkey Kong C…
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Japan bond yields jump following Fed comments

TOKYO (AP) — Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds have briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year, unnerving some investors at a time when Japan is a…
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Wednesday 05/22/2013
House committee passes Iran sanctions legislation

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new push to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions by crippling the country's economy is gathering momentum on Capitol Hill.
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IRS official Lerner: I did nothing wrong

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups has told Congress she did nothing…
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Weak yen a help for Japan, but headache elsewhere

TOKYO (AP) — A steady decline in the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota and has won solid support from Japan's main trading partners, who are bettin…
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Tuesday 05/21/2013
Japan's trade deficit hits $8.6 billion in April

TOKYO (AP) — Japan reports its trade deficit widened to a larger-than-expected 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion) in April as its weakening currency accentuated surging …
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Microsoft reveals Xbox One entertainment console

REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft thinks it has the one.
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Apple chief to testify today on tax strategy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple executives will be on the hot seat today when they testify before a Senate subcommittee on the tax strategy of the world's most valuable company.
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Monday 05/20/2013
Panel: Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senat…
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Tuesday 05/07/2013
Coke plans major expansion of Fla. orange groves

AUBURNDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Coca-Cola Co. says it will invest $2 billion to support the planting of 25,000 acres of new orange groves in Florida.
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Monday 05/06/2013
At California port, some ships plug in to power up

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — In less than a year, many of the diesel-powered cargo ships docking at California ports won't just tie up — they'll also plug in.
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Tuesday 04/30/2013
Costs for Calif nuke shutdown over $550 million

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Costs tied to California's idle San Onofre nuclear power plant have hit $553 million, while the company that runs it is raising the possibility of r…
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Sunday 04/28/2013
EPA methane report further divides fracking camps

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A new report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered estimates of how much of a potent greenhouse gas is being leaked …
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Monday 04/22/2013
Monarch Power Offers to Purchase and Save Arizona Solar Plant

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 22, 2013--Professor Joseph Hui, CEO of Monarch Power, announced that the U.S. firm has offered to purchase and save a Goodyear,…
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Friday 04/19/2013
Stocks recover slightly, ending tough week

NEW YORK (AP) — Strong earnings from a pair of technology giants helped the stock market recover some of its losses Friday, a positive end to Wall Street's worst week …
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Thursday 04/18/2013
Masdar Launches Africa’s Largest Solar PV Plant

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 18, 2013--Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, today launched an US$31.99 million utility-scale, 15-mega…
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Nat G CNG Solutions® Introduces Natural Gas Fueling Solution for under 30 Cents Per Gallon

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 18, 2013--Nat G CNG Solutions® based in Houston, Texas today announced that it has introduced its new Nat G 500 Series compressed natural…
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New Zealand company convicted in deadly mine blast

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand judge has convicted a coal mining company of nine health and safety violations over a 2010 explosion that killed 29 miners.
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GM says diesel Chevrolet Cruze gets 46 mpg

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. says the new diesel version of the Chevrolet Cruze gets 46 miles per gallon on the highway, making it more efficient than some hybrids.
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Wednesday 04/17/2013
Arizona’s Somerton School District Dedicates 1.6-Megawatt Solar Energy Project from Constellation

SOMERTON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 17, 2013--Constellation and the Somerton School District today announced the completion of an aggregate 1.6-megawatt (DC) solar g…
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Hillsborough County to sue BP over oil spill

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hillsborough County commissioners voted unanimously to sue oil-giant BP over lost tax revenues the county claims it suffered due to the 2010 Deepwat…
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Natural gas prices rise from historic lows

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Wholesale natural gas prices have doubled during the last year, and that's bringing sighs of relief from an unusual variety of interests.
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CSX optimistic about profits after coal stabilizes

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — CSX railroad officials predict strong profit growth in 2014 and 2015, once coal shipments stabilize at a lower level this year.
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Thursday 04/11/2013
How fracking transforms fortunes, land - A closer look at hydraulic fracturing in the West

RIFLE, Colo. (AP) — Three hours west of Denver, across the Continental Divide, the Rocky Mountains begin the long transition into high desert plateaus.
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Monday 04/08/2013
Jeff Benninghoff, ABC 7 V.P./G.M., promoted to V.P., Broadcast for Calkins Media

SARASOTA - Jeff Benninghoff, currently Vice President and General Manager of our Sarasota television station WWSB will become Vice President / Broadcast for Calkins Me…
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Tuesday 04/02/2013
Nuclear board warns of Hanford tank explosion risk

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A nuclear safety board has warned a key U.S. senator that underground tanks holding radioactive waste at the nation's most contaminated nuclear si…
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Friday 03/22/2013
Bosch to abandon solar energy business

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Bosch says it is abandoning its solar energy business because there's no way to make it economically viable amid overcapacity and price pressur…
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SolarWorld Delivers Multi-Partner Project to Pull Plug on Water-Aid NGO’s Electric Bill

HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 22, 2013--SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years, today joined Water Missions International (WMI)…
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Monday 03/18/2013
NY fracking foes: will become lobby if required

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Artists Against Fracking say the group and supporter-celebrities, including Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon, haven't been told to register as lobbyists in…
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NY celebrity anti-frackers not registered as lobby

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A good-government advocate and two experts in lobbying law are calling on New York to examine whether celebrities opposing gas drilling should reve…
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Friday 03/15/2013
Maxim up for sale as operator sees digital uptick

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Racy men's magazine Maxim is up for sale.
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Tenn. university proposes fracking on its own land

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Tennessee wants to allow hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas on a state-owned tract of rolling woodland, raising the …
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Thursday 03/14/2013
Shareholder wants Berkshire to set emissions goals

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway shareholders will get another chance to require the company's utilities to set goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Wednesday 03/13/2013
La. pipeline blaze could burn until Thursday

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard says a fire raging in a coastal Louisiana bayou where a tugboat struck a gas pipeline appears to have diminished some but is far from out.
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