Business Stories from February 13, 2014 (Change date)
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Netflix to show final season of 'Clone Wars'Feb 14, 2014 7:09 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix's Internet video service is coming to the rescue of "Star Wars" fans left in limbo by the abrupt cancellation of "The Clone Wars," an animated te...
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January insurance sign-ups meet monthly goalFeb 13, 2014 2:43 pm - WASHINGTON - While states are having varying success getting people to sign up, January marked the first time since new health insurance markets opened last fall that a ...
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Huge U.S. thermal plant opens as industry growsFeb 13, 2014 6:26 pm - PRIMM, Nevada - A windy stretch of the Mojave Desert once roamed by tortoises and coyotes has been transformed by hundreds of thousands of mirrors into the largest solar...
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Airbus targets one export order for a400m plane by end of yearFeb 13, 2014 10:42 am - Airbus Group NV is targeting its second export order for the A400M military cargo plane before the end of this year, said Christian Scherer, head of marketing and sales ...
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What the Comcast deal means to youFeb 13, 2014 6:03 pm - Comcast's plan to buy Time Warner Cable for $45 billion will create an enormous company with extensive control over the television content and Internet services a large ...
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Woolworths profit climbs as higher earners support salesFeb 13, 2014 10:42 am - Woolworths Holdings Ltd., a South African food and clothing retailer, said first-half profit increased 22 percent as demand from higher-income shoppers boosted sales, e...
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Nestle forecasts sales growth in 2014 near low end of targetFeb 13, 2014 6:38 am - Nestle SA, the world's largest food company, forecast growth near the low end of its target in 2014 after reporting the smallest annual sales advance in four years amid ...
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Stocks rise as investors assess earningsFeb 13, 2014 4:18 pm - NEW YORK - The stock market rose for the fifth time in six days Thursday as higher earnings from several big U.S. companies helped investors shrug off discouraging news ...
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Funeral set for Lake Zurich business owner Howard Branding, 73Feb 14, 2014 12:14 pm - Howard E. Branding, the former owner of one of downtown Lake Zurich's more popular eateries, is being remembered as a devoted family man — and for a favorite breakfast d...
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NSA to Congress: Snowden copied co-worker passwordFeb 14, 2014 8:05 am - WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency is telling Congress that former NSA analyst Edward Snowden gained access to at least some classified files by copying a passwor...