Business Stories from October 3, 2013 (Change date)
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Report: Doctors continue to overuse antibioticsOct 04, 2013 9:32 am - Repeated warnings that antibiotics don't work for most sore throats and bronchitis have failed to stop overuse: Doctors prescribed these drugs for most adults seeking tr...
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Iran authorities studying U.S. direct flights ideaOct 03, 2013 10:06 am - TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian newspaper says the country’s civil aviation authority is examining ways to resume direct flights to and from the United States. The Thursday re...
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James tops NBA jersey sales with Rose No. 2Oct 04, 2013 7:10 am - While LeBron James of the Miami has the top-selling jersey worldwide, Bulls guard Derrick Rose finished second overall but has the No. 1-selling NBA jersey in China, Lat...
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Pills made from poop cure serious gut infectionsOct 04, 2013 9:31 am - Hold your nose and don't spit out your coffee: Doctors have found a way to put healthy people's poop into pills that can cure serious gut infections — a less yucky way t...
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Boeing plane deliveries accelerate in third quarterOct 04, 2013 3:47 pm - Chicagoo-based Boeing Co. said it delivered 170 commercial planes during the third quarter as deliveries accelerated for three of its most important planes. Compared to ...
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Growth at U.S. service firms slows from 8-year highOct 03, 2013 10:02 am - Growth at U.S. service companies slowed in September from an eight-year high in August, as sales fell sharply, new orders dipped and hiring weakened. The Institute of Su...
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Stocks fall on third day of government shutdownOct 03, 2013 4:14 pm - NEW YORK — Investors sold stocks across the board Thursday as a U.S. government shutdown dragged into a third day and the U.S. inched toward a deadline on raising the na...
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Gov’t: Court should not allow Internet source disclosureOct 03, 2013 9:23 am - A federal court should not permit five leading Internet companies to reveal how often they are ordered to turn over information about their customers in national securit...
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Who knew? Shutdown casualties shatter stereotypesOct 04, 2013 9:07 am - WASHINGTON — Taking out a mortgage. Getting married in a park. Going for a fall foliage drive. Cashing a check. Who knew that so many random activities of daily life cou...
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One Chicago woman’s vacation in a closed national parkOct 04, 2013 11:28 am - YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Everybody gathers around Joe, the guy who seems to have all the answers. Only he doesn’t. He’s worked in Yosemite National Park for abou...