Business Stories from February 26, 2014 (Change date)
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Rosemont-based Northwestern Mutual Office Seeks to Add 8 Financial Representatives in 2014Feb 27, 2014 6:30 am - Northwestern Mutual's McTigue Financial Group in Rosemont aims to add eight financial representatives and 15 financial representative interns in 2014. The effort is part...
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Arizona governor vetoes religious freedom billFeb 27, 2014 9:26 am - PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religion and discrimination and subjected Arizona to blis...
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Data-breach costs take toll on Target profitFeb 27, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - Looks like Target Corp. will be feeling the financial pain for a while from the theft of credit card numbers and other information from millions of its custom...
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Stocks edge higher, but S&P 500 ends shy of recordFeb 26, 2014 3:35 pm - NEW YORK - The stock market is struggling to take it to the next level. For a third straight day the Standard & Poor's 500 index traded above its record close but fell b...
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Budweiser brewer says fourth quarter profits roseFeb 26, 2014 6:26 am - AMSTERDAM - ABInBev SA, the maker of Budweiser and the largest global brewer, has reported a 45 percent increase in profits for the fourth quarter of 2013 on a mix of ac...
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Big changes ahead for frequent fliers on DeltaFeb 26, 2014 3:43 pm - ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines is changing its frequent-flier program to favor passengers who buy the priciest tickets instead of those who fly the most miles. It's a bid to ...
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Harper College touts digital manufacturing hub coming to ChicagoFeb 27, 2014 12:20 pm - Harper College administrators are lauding the arrival of a manufacturing hub in Chicago. President Barack Obama officially announced the initiative this week. The Depart...
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Mortgage applications in U.S. dropped last week as rates roseFeb 26, 2014 5:44 am - Mortgage applications in the U.S. fell last week as fewer Americans purchased homes and refinanced their properties. The Mortgage Bankers Association's index decreased 8...
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US bank earnings rise 17 pct as loan losses fallFeb 26, 2014 10:39 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. banks' earnings rose 17 percent in the October-December quarter from a year earlier, as losses on loans fell to a seven-year low and banks set aside le...
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Hoffman Estates mayor touts new interchange, Sears Centre improvementsFeb 27, 2014 12:20 pm - The economic growth opportunities of a newly announced tollway interchange at Barrington Road and the continued strengthening of the Sears Centre Arena topped Hoffman Es...
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