Business Stories from February 25, 2014 (Change date)
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T-Mobile's losses mount as No.4 carriers pushes subscriber gainsFeb 25, 2014 5:54 am - T-Mobile US Inc., the fourth-largest U.S. wireless carrier, reported a net loss for a third consecutive quarter as subscriber gains, driven by its cheaper service plans...
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FutureGen gets OK for Morgan County pipeline routeFeb 25, 2014 9:56 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois regulators have given the FutureGen Alliance the go-ahead for a 30-mile carbon dioxide pipeline. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports...
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What's a bitcoin? A look at the digital currencyFeb 25, 2014 1:39 pm - LONDON - Early Tuesday, the world's most established exchange for bitcoin disappeared from the Internet, sending the price of the virtual currency tumbling and prompting...
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Vets benefits bill should win initial Senate voteFeb 25, 2014 9:01 pm - WASHINGTON - The Senate seemed ready Tuesday to vote preliminary approval of a sprawling Democratic bill expanding health, education and other benefits for veterans. But...
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How the Netflix-Comcast deal benefits consumersFeb 25, 2014 9:05 pm - When Netflix agreed to pay to stream its movies to Comcast customers without infuriating delays, it essentially yielded to monopolistic extortion. Comcast, which has ju...
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Beekeepers battle colony collapseFeb 26, 2014 10:13 am - DECATUR -- When beekeeper Dave Pangrac discovered that the thousands of honeybees from all five of his hives had disappeared in November, he experienced a mystery plagui...
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Centralizing organ removal may benefit transplantsFeb 25, 2014 1:59 pm - For decades, surgeons have traveled to far-off hospitals to remove organs from brain-dead donors and then rushed back to transplant them. Now an experiment in the Midwes...
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Conversant's appeal grows with focus on online ad techFeb 25, 2014 8:30 am - Conversant Inc. is gaining appeal as a takeover target after the company formerly known as ValueClick Inc. sold website businesses to focus on digital-advertising techno...
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Stocks end lower after an up-and-down dayFeb 26, 2014 6:10 am - NEW YORK - Stocks were unable to find any momentum on Tuesday. The market drifted between gains and losses throughout the day, then headed steadily lower in the last hou...
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Home Depot profit tops estimates as housing rebound spurs salesFeb 25, 2014 5:54 am - Home Depot Inc., the largest U.S. home-improvement chain, posted fourth-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates as a rebound in housing continued to spur spending...