Business Stories from June 23, 2014 (Change date)
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Alstom CEO says GE deal will save jobsJun 23, 2014 11:24 am - PARIS - Alstom SA's chief executive says the French heavy engineering firm's agreement to sell off most of its power generation business to U.S. rival General Electric C...
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France: U.S. fine for BNP should be fair, measuredJun 23, 2014 5:31 pm - PARIS - The French economy minister is urging U.S. authorities to be "fair and proportionate" when deciding on a potential multibillion-dollar fine against France's larg...
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Ni hao, y'all: US hinterlands woo Chinese firmsJun 24, 2014 5:28 am - PINE HILL, Ala. - Burdened with Alabama's highest unemployment rate, long abandoned by textile mills and furniture plants, Wilcox County desperately needs jobs. They're ...
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Sales of U.S. existing homes up 4.9 percent in MayJun 23, 2014 4:47 pm - WASHINGTON - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes posted the best monthly gain in nearly three years in May, providing hope that housing is beginning to regain momentum ...
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Illinois attorneys' fees to increase 12 percentJun 23, 2014 4:15 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The annual registration fee for Illinois attorneys will increase 12 percent beginning in January. The state Supreme Court announced Monday the fee for act...
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China's widening investment in the U.S., at a glanceJun 23, 2014 9:18 am - Chinese investment in the United States reached a record $14 billion last year, according to the Rhodium Group, a research firm. Across the country, Chinese companies ar...
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Obama says U.S. should have paid maternity leaveJun 24, 2014 7:04 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States should join the rest of the industrialized world and offer paid leave for mothers of newborns. "Ma...
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Massachusetts mayor: Stop sending my city refugeesJun 24, 2014 7:04 am - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - A Massachusetts mayor is calling for an end to refugee resettlement in his city, saying Somali families are putting pressure on already strained ser...
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Stocks slip below records; FMC fallsJun 24, 2014 7:04 am - NEW YORK - Stocks fell for the first time in seven days, ending a run that had pushed the indexes to all-time highs, as investors assessed corporate news. Chemical comp...
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Watchdog group to review Wisconsin Energy dealJun 25, 2014 9:44 am - CHICAGO - An Illinois watchdog group says it will carefully review Wisconsin Energy Corp.'s proposed purchase of Integrys Energy Group Inc., the parent company of People...