Business Stories from July 25, 2014 (Change date)
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U.S. new-home sales plummet in JuneJul 25, 2014 8:44 am - WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes plunged in June, a sign that real estate continues to be a weak spot in the economy. New home sales fell 8.1 percent last month to a...
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Madoff five judge delays sentencing two months to Sept. 15Jul 25, 2014 10:22 am - The sentencing of five former aides to Bernard Madoff was delayed until mid-September after a federal judge in New York said "voluminous" paperwork required a postponeme...
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Russia's war on McDonald's targets Filet-O-Fish, burgersJul 26, 2014 7:39 am - Russia said earlier this week that it had no intention of answering Western sanctions by making it harder for Western companies to conduct business in Russia. But all be...
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Roselle hotel gets new nameJul 26, 2014 11:13 pm - A Roselle hotel has been rebranded as a Holiday Inn Express as part of the revitalization of the property that includes completing an unfinished banquet center. The re-g...
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Air crashes set year on course to be deadliest since 2005Jul 25, 2014 8:07 am - Three fatal airline crashes in a week mean 2014 is shaping up to become the worst year in almost a decade for passenger fatalities. The crash of a McDonnell Douglas MD-8...
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Caesars wins Illinois officials' support for refinancing dealJul 25, 2014 5:53 pm - Caesars Entertainment Corp. won approval for a $1.75 billion refinancing from Illinois casino regulators over the objections of some bondholders. Representatives of some...
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Ruling on antibiotics in livestock reversedJul 25, 2014 10:22 am - Associated Press NEW YORK - A federal appeals court in New York has thrown out a decision ordering the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to hold public hearings on the w...
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Fast-food scare adds foreign-owned suppliers to food woesJul 25, 2014 8:04 pm - China is suffering through yet another food-safety scandal, and this time even the foreign- owned suppliers are under the microscope. For five days, restaurant patrons f...
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Hospitality expo expands to Southwest suburbsJul 26, 2014 7:39 am - Hundreds of people attended the first Chicago Southwest Hospitality Expo Thursday at the Tinley Park Convention Center. The Daily Herald Business Ledger hosted the expo ...
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Ex-Sen. Lieberman to teach at Yeshiva UniversityJul 25, 2014 10:23 am - Former U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman has been appointed a professor at Yeshiva University for the coming school year. The private New York university named him the Joseph L...