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The Honolulu Advertiser - Business Business articles for Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Business
•	Bankruptcy filings up 46% over year earlier
•	Starbucks closing 600 U.S. stores
•	Inouye urges disgruntled unions to 'hold off for a while' on strikes
OTHER BUSINESS
•	Solar tech to be tested in Kona
•	Matson, ship workers reach tentative 5-year agreement
•	MacFarms will sell assets to Buderim
•	China's fireworks industry faces a crisis
•	Retailers fearful of dock lockout
•	Ex-NYSE chief wins yet again
•	Home sales and median sale prices In Oahu Neighborhoods for June 2008
•	Wal-Mart must pay $6.5M for violating labor laws
•	Almost all automakers post miserable June sales figures
•	Hawaii Data Report \| Neighbor Island Real Estate Transactions
BUSINESS BRIEFS
•	Analyst downgrades Tesoro shares
•	Crude oil prices up again; another spike expected
•	Coming events