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Men's Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman Zimmer
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Dotcom 'in tears' after Megaupload files deleted
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Rural Center says it plans ‘aggressive’ review
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Stocks slide as Fed says bond purchases could slow
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Debate forms around Rural Center’s oversight, future
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Kane plans 18-story office tower for Raleigh's North Hills
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Cone Health announces plans to lay off 150 workers
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Environmentalist group threatens lawsuit over NC coal ash pollution
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Fed suggests it's closer to slowing bond purchases
In a move that could send interest rates higher, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by saying the Federal Reserve will likely slow its bond-buying program this year and end it next year because the economy is strengthening...
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Red Hat posts strong first quarter
Raleigh software developer Red Hat reported strong first-quarter earnings late Wednesday and forecasts healthy financial performance for the coming months.
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Real Deals: Housing recovery leads to land squeeze for Wake County schools
While it may surprise some that Wake County schools is again facing the kind of land crisis that surfaced six years ago at the height of the housing bubble, it shouldn't. The Triangle's rapidly improving housing market in recent months has led to...
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BUSINESS
Car quality dinged by tech glitches, survey finds
Car buyers increasingly want high-tech features like voice recognition and navigation. But they're not very forgiving of the car company when those systems fail.
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BUSINESS
5 points to know about the health care overhaul
Still a little hazy about the health care overhaul? You have plenty of company.
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SHOPTALK
Small businesses, big disasters
Prolonged illnesses and injuries could and do result in loss of revenue or even the entire business, local consultants said, and a lack of planning and insurance leaves owners, their employees and their family vulnerable.
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REAL ESTATE
NC Senate committee votes to roll back building efficiency standards
A legislative effort to slash the state’s energy efficiency requirements for new buildings gained crucial support in a Senate committee Tuesday.
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ECONOMY
Amendment to NC auto insurance bill rekindles industry feud
The internal feud among North Carolina's insurance carriers over the way the state regulates auto insurance rates continues to bubble up in the halls and back rooms of the state legislature.
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BUSINESS
Most analysts upbeat about Quintiles
On Tuesday 13 analysts initiated coverage of the world’s largest pharmaceutical services company, which went public last month. Of the analysts who weighed in on Quintiles’ stock, seven rated it favorably – either a “buy” or its equivalent, according to Bloomberg...
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BUSINESS
Sony chief says time needed to study proposal
Sony Corp.'s chief executive says time is needed to study a proposal from a U.S. major hedge fund to spin off a part of the company's entertainment unit.
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BUSINESS
GAO says airline merger would reduce competition
A government review finds that the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes traveled by more than 53 million passengers.




