Business Stories from January 27, 2013 (Change date)
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Gas prices show little change over 2 weeksJan 28, 2013 5:55 am - CAMARILLO, Calif. — The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline is up two cents over the past two weeks. The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday says the p...
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Fragile economy, other global woes dominated DavosJan 28, 2013 5:55 am - DAVOS, Switzerland — The fragile state of the world economy, coupled with the relentless turmoil in Syria and the rocky fallout from the Arab Spring, dominated discussio...
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Consumer alert: new health care markets on the wayJan 28, 2013 5:55 am - WASHINGTON — Buying your own health insurance will never be the same. This fall, new insurance markets called exchanges will open in each state, marking the long-awaited...
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Boeing 787 flying only 3 weeks before battery fireJan 28, 2013 5:55 am - WASHINGTON — Federal investigators say the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that experienced a battery fire earlier this month was delivered to Japan Airlines less than three weeks...
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Push for futuristic guns builds on embattled pastJan 28, 2013 5:55 am - NEW YORK — It sounds, at first, like a bold, next-generation solution: personalizing guns with technology that keeps them from firing if they ever get into the wrong han...
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Elk Grove teen's idea blossoms into pizza for 488,000 troopsJan 28, 2013 11:53 am - The idea to send a few pizzas to soldiers serving overseas came from his teenage son in 2008 during dinner in their Elk Grove Village home. But the seed for Mark Evans' ...
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Ronald McDonald House coming to WinfieldJan 28, 2013 2:45 pm - The first Ronald McDonald House in the western suburbs will open in 2015 near Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, providing a “home away from home” for families of hosp...
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Small business uneasy about tax collection billsJan 28, 2013 8:02 am - NEW YORK — Small business owners may be closer to losing an advantage they’ve enjoyed during the e-commerce boom — being exempt from collecting sales tax in states where...
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Career coach: tips for baby boomers wanting changeJan 28, 2013 5:55 am - By Joyce E.A. Russell, Special to The Washington Post I often hear from baby boomers who have been laid off or are thinking about changing careers or doing something dif...
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Work advice: Skills matter more than degreesJan 28, 2013 5:55 am - Editor’s note: Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers. Q: When I applied...
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