Business Stories from February 12, 2014 (Change date)
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Bank of England seeks to assuage rate hike fearsFeb 12, 2014 8:28 am - LONDON - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney sought Wednesday to assure homebuyers and businesses that U.K. interest rates won't rise any time soon because the economic...
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Hoffman Estates-based Amcol to be sold for $1.6 billionFeb 13, 2014 12:49 pm - Imerys SA, a French building- materials company, agreed to buy Hoffman Estates-based Amcol International Corp. of the U.S. for $1.6 billion including debt to add special...
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Oreo maker Mondelez sees cookie troubles in ChinaFeb 14, 2014 7:22 am - NEW YORK - Deerfield-based Mondelez reported a fourth-quarter profit Wednesday that fell short of Wall Street expectations as the Oreo maker struggled with cookie sales ...
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Feds: More than 88K pick health plans in IllinoisFeb 12, 2014 11:24 pm - More than 88,000 Illinois residents signed up for private health insurance during the first four months of the nation's new insurance marketplace system, a heartening nu...
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Health law sign-ups growing but goal still elusiveFeb 12, 2014 1:39 pm - WASHINGTON - Wide disparities are emerging among states in health insurance sign-ups, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal enrollment statistics released...
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Schaumburg OKs extensions for Fiat dealer, hotelFeb 14, 2014 7:22 am - Schaumburg trustees this week granted 6-month extensions to prior approvals of a Fiat dealership, which village staff are confident is ready to go, and a Cambria Suites ...
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Happy Meal heroin suspect 'crushed' by chargesFeb 12, 2014 6:51 am - PITTSBURGH - A woman accused of hiding heroin in Happy Meals and selling them from a Pittsburgh drive-thru has been "emotionally crushed" by the allegations, her defense...
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Mortgage applications in U.S. decline as home sales fallFeb 12, 2014 4:22 pm - Mortgage applications in the U.S. declined last week as fewer Americans bought homes and refinanced properties. The Mortgage Bankers Association's index dropped 2 percen...
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Arlington Hts. board gets report on business projectFeb 13, 2014 12:49 pm - Owners of small businesses need information in their own language, not that of government officials, an Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce official told village leade...
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Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week to promote businessesFeb 13, 2014 5:10 am - Meet Chicago Northwest, the Northwest suburbs' convention and visitors' bureau, will hold its first annual Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week from Thursday, Feb. 20 throu...