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Bank of America may slim down branch network

July 30th, 2009

Bank of America Corp. could eventually shrink its 6,100-branch network by about 10 percent as consumers utilize other methods of banking, a spokesman said […]

Filed under: management, marketing by TheDoor
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TSX drops nearly 200 points

July 29th, 2009

Investors pulled back on their recent optimism and sent the Toronto stock market down nearly 200 points in a broad-based decline on Tuesday, motivated partly […]

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Granite war being waged on Bloor St.

July 27th, 2009

Near the northwest corner of Bloor and Church Sts., there are wooden pallets laden with two types of granite, all of it precision-cut into sidewalk […]

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Sigma-Aldrich profit falls 8 pct.

July 25th, 2009

Sigma-Aldrich Corp. reported today its second quarter profit fell 8 percent due to an unfavorable currency impact.
The St. Louis-based fine chemical maker’s […]

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Simmons law firm is moving to Alton site

July 23rd, 2009

Vacant two years, the former Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. office in downtown Alton will become the headquarters of the newly renamed Simmons law firm and […]

Filed under: economics by TheDoor
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Hasbro’s profits beat expectations

July 21st, 2009

NEW YORK – Toy maker Hasbro Inc. said Monday its second-quarter profit rose 5 percent, beating expectations, as robust sales of Transformers and G.I. Joe […]

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Consumer prices record biggest slide since 1955

July 20th, 2009

Tumbling energy costs thrust Canada’s annual inflation rate in June into negative territory for the first time in 15 years.
Statistics Canada reported yesterday that consumer […]

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Dish Network to pay millions in settlement

July 18th, 2009

Dish Network Corp. agreed Thursday to pay nearly $6 million to settle charges that it improperly marketed, promoted and sold its products and services. […]

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American Airlines parent reports rough 2nd quarter

July 17th, 2009

DALLAS — American Airlines parent AMR Corp. lost more money in the second quarter as fewer people got on its planes and those who […]

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Less stressed over debts

July 16th, 2009

Unemployment is rising. Nest eggs are in tatters. Home values have tanked. And yet surprisingly, Americans are feeling less stress from debt these days. […]