Business Stories from October 27, 2013 (Change date)
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Career Coach Q&A: Mid-career transition, job change fearsOct 28, 2013 7:42 am - Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell answers questions from readers. Excerpts: Mid-career with unexpected transitions Q: I am mid-career and have been working for the sa...
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Work Advice: Boomers vs. boomerangsOct 27, 2013 6:55 am - Q: I’m a baby boomer supervisor in a government agency. I have a stereotypical millennial staffer whose work is excellent. I’m as flexible as I can be with her schedule ...
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Amazon.com raises free shipping minimum to $35Oct 28, 2013 7:44 am - NEW YORK — Amazon.com customers will need to spend more money on the site in order to qualify for free shipping. The online retailer raised the minimum order size neede...
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For jobless over 50, a challenging search for workOct 27, 2013 4:32 pm - ROCKFORD — When Charlie Worboys lost his job, he feared searching for a new one at his age might be tough. Six years later, at 65, he’s still looking. Luanne Lynch, 57, ...
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Leaving the driving to a computer has big benefitsOct 28, 2013 7:42 am - WASHINGTON — In some ways, computers make ideal drivers: They don’t drink and then climb behind the wheel. They don’t do drugs, get distracted, fall asleep, run red ligh...
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Some small businesses still wait for Sandy grantsOct 27, 2013 4:27 pm - NEW YORK — A year after Superstorm Sandy sent more than six feet of ocean water into their ice cream store and destroyed everything inside, Brian and Michelle McMullin a...
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Fund investors may face a bigger tax bill for 2013Oct 27, 2013 6:25 am - NEW YORK — Ah, late October, when the holiday season is on the horizon. Hot cider. Dropping temperatures. And taxes? April 15 is still a ways away, but it’s not too ear...
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Canadian weed finds export market in AsiaOct 27, 2013 4:27 pm - HANOI, Vietnam — For the young Vietnamese dope smokers rolling up outside a smart Hanoi cafe, local cannabis is just not good enough. As with their Adidas caps, iPhones ...
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Wary federal workers look to next budget talks with cautionOct 27, 2013 6:25 am - WASHINGTON — On Day One of the partial government shutdown, President Barack Obama let federal employees know he was in their corner. The “political climate,” he wrote i...
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E-cigarette marketing seen threatened under FDA scrutinyOct 28, 2013 7:42 am - WASHINGTON — The $1.5 billion U.S. electronic- cigarette industry has tripled sales this year with the help of TV ads, NASCAR sponsorships and product giveaways. Governm...