Business Stories from August 20, 2013 (Change date)
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Unemployment rates rise in most U.S. states in JulyAug 21, 2013 6:41 am - WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates rose in more than half of U.S. states in July and fewer states added jobs, echoing national data that show the job market may have lost s...
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Best Buy tops expectations on cost cuts, web salesAug 20, 2013 4:48 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Best Buy’s net income rose sharply in the second quarter, as the struggling electronics retailer slashed costs and worked to make its website more competit...
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Barnes & Noble 1Q loss widens; Riggio ends offerAug 20, 2013 4:31 pm - NEW YORK — Barnes & Noble says it plans to keep making its Nook electronic readers and will focus on offering content to its customers, even as its first-quarter net los...
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Oil drops 2 percent as Fed policy signal awaitedAug 20, 2013 5:21 pm - NEW YORK — The price of oil fell 2 percent Tuesday, the sharpest decline in two months, as traders waited for the U.S. central bank to signal when it will shift its mone...
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Kodak OKs court approval for bankruptcy planAug 21, 2013 6:40 am - NEW YORK — A federal judge has approved Kodak’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection. Judge Allan Gropper’s ruling paves the way for the photography pioneer to emer...
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Why the stock market is having a chilly AugustAug 21, 2013 10:01 am - NEW YORK — It’s been a chilly August for the stock market. At the start of the month, the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index hit all-time high...
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Wheaton Mariano's now aiming for late October openingAug 22, 2013 7:41 am - Wheaton shoppers may have to wait a week or two longer than expected for the grand opening of Mariano's Fresh Market at the intersection of Naperville and Roosevelt road...
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J.C. Penney’s 2Q shows signs of lifeAug 21, 2013 12:28 pm - NEW YORK — The worst may be over at J.C. Penney Co. The beleaguered department store chain on Tuesday reported its sixth straight quarter of big losses and steep revenue...
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By the numbersAug 20, 2013 1:15 pm - CVS Caremark’s built-out facility in Mount Prospect offers customer care and prescription fulfillment nationwide. Here’s how it was done: ŸInvestment: $67 million with t...
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CVS Caremark's new Mount Prospect site to employ 400Aug 22, 2013 7:41 am - CVS Caremark Tuesday unveiled its completed $67 million mail service pharmacy and customer center in Mount Prospect, adding 180 new employees while moving in 220 fro...
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