Business Stories from April 1, 2014 (Change date)
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GrubHub sees more money coming from IPO this weekApr 02, 2014 7:44 am - Online food delivery company GrubHub lifted its estimate for how much its IPO will raise, signaling demand from investors. The Chicago-based company on Tuesday predicte...
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Syrup-makers go high-tech with wireless monitoringApr 01, 2014 9:38 am - MILTON, Vt. - Maple syrup production has come a long way from metal buckets hung on trees, but even high-tech operations have had to rely on old-fashioned foot patrols ...
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Riders wowed by view from big Vegas Ferris wheelApr 01, 2014 4:19 pm - LAS VEGAS - Tourists began taking in the view Monday from a skyline-changing observation wheel that offers a unique overview of sparkling Las Vegas Strip resorts, wide s...
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Sen. Paul: Give Caterpillar award for tax strategyApr 02, 2014 7:44 am - WASHINGTON - Caterpillar Inc. executives defended a tax strategy Tuesday that has saved the manufacturing giant billions in U.S. taxes. They got support from Republican ...
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Malaysian credibility in jet hunt challenged againApr 02, 2014 7:42 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - It may mean little to investigators that the last words air traffic controllers heard from the lost jetliner were "Good night, Malaysian three-s...
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Blast rocks Washington gas plant; 5 workers hurtApr 01, 2014 9:36 am - A large explosion rocked a natural gas processing plant on the Washington-Oregon border Monday, injuring five workers, causing about 400 people to evacuate from nearby f...
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GM traffic deaths are tied to a 57-cent partApr 02, 2014 7:42 am - WASHINGTON - The fix for a faulty ignition switch linked to 13 traffic deaths would have cost just 57 cents, members of Congress said Tuesday as they demanded answers fr...
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Airlines call for more security, passenger checksApr 02, 2014 7:44 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 highlights the need for security improvements both in tracking aircraft and screening passenge...
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Billionaire Koch's win in fake wine case reduced by judgeApr 01, 2014 7:59 am - Billionaire William Koch's $12 million damages award in a lawsuit accusing a fellow wine collector of selling counterfeit Bordeaux was reduced by a U.S. judge to a littl...
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Objects seen in jet search are fishing equipmentApr 01, 2014 1:05 am - PERTH, Australia - A cluster of orange objects spotted by a search plane was just fishing equipment and not related to the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, officials said ...