Business Stories from April 17, 2014 (Change date)
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Choice Hearing Solutions offers hearing aid made for iPhonesApr 18, 2014 9:49 pm - Huntley, IL, April 2014 - Choice Hearing Solutions is excited to announce that it is one of the first to offer Halo, a made for iPhone hearing aid, engineered to be comp...
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Elgin Area Chamber CEO Unplugged-All in the Family featuring Mark SeigleApr 18, 2014 11:09 am - How does an accomplished family business owner reinvent himself after its long-standing Elgin business is sold? Why would he start a new business after being retired? Ho...
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Applications for US jobless aid edge up to 304,000Apr 17, 2014 2:50 pm - WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits last week rose 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 304,000. Jobless claims continue to be near pre-recess...
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Stock market ends higher as earnings pour inApr 17, 2014 5:00 pm - A batch of U.S. company earnings drove stocks mostly higher on Thursday. The major stock indexes shifted between small gains and losses ahead of their scheduled close fo...
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Union Pacific railroad's 1Q profit up 14 percentApr 17, 2014 9:01 am - OMAHA, Neb. - The harsh winter didn't keep Union Pacific railroad from delivering 14 percent higher quarterly profit as it hauled more agricultural, industrial and coal ...
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Schaumburg mayor to lead bike to work eventApr 17, 2014 5:22 pm - Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson will lead his village's annual ride to work at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 16 to mark Bike to Work Week. The event focuses attention on cycling as a...
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Weak Barbie sales weigh on Mattel 1QApr 17, 2014 9:12 am - EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Toy maker Mattel says weak sales of Barbie and markdowns to clear out excess inventory left over from a sluggish holiday season led to an unexpected...
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Google not immune to challenges of mobile transitionApr 18, 2014 8:47 am - Google Inc. isn't immune to setbacks caused by the global shift to mobile computing. Costs are rising and Google said yesterday that revenue, excluding sales passed on t...
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Wal-Mart joins Ria for money transfer serviceApr 17, 2014 10:08 am - NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is introducing a new money transfer service that it says will cut fees for customers by up to 50 percent compared with similar services. ...
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Morgan Stanley's income rose 18 percentApr 17, 2014 9:01 am - NEW YORK - Investment bank Morgan Stanley said Thursday that its first-quarter income rose 18 percent from a year ago, helped by higher earnings in its trading and merge...
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