Business Stories from November 7, 2014 (Change date)
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Walgreen sells $8 billion of bonds to buy Alliance BootsNov 08, 2014 6:47 am - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. sold $8 billion of bonds as it prepares to pay about $15.3 billion for the portion of Alliance Boots it doesn't already own. The biggest pi...
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Buffalo Grove art fair's new producer to pay village for the privelegeNov 07, 2014 4:55 pm - Buffalo Grove has dumped Amdur Productions, the longtime producer of its art festival and many of the other ones in the North and Northwest suburbs. On the recommendatio...
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Justices to hear challenge to health law subsidiesNov 07, 2014 12:15 pm - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama's health care law that threatens subsidies that help millions of low- and ...
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Sears's shares soar on REIT, sale/leaseback planNov 08, 2014 6:47 am - Sears Holdings Corp. jumped the most in more than a decade after saying it's considering the sale and leaseback of 200 to 300 stores, aiming to strengthen its balance sh...
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Disney stirs 'Star Wars' fans with 'Force Awakens' titleNov 07, 2014 9:19 pm - Walt Disney Co. has dangled another morsel of information about its coming "Star Wars" film, revealing the name of the seventh installment and eliciting a range of react...
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Republicans plan to erode Obamacare by redefining work hoursNov 07, 2014 12:15 pm - Newly empowered Republicans say they can't repeal Obamacare and plan to chip away at the law piece by piece, starting with redefining full-time work in a way that could ...
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Facebook to let members control ranking of news feed informationNov 07, 2014 12:15 pm - Facebook Inc. is giving users more control over their news feeds. Starting today, Facebook will let members see lists of the top friends, groups and pages they're seeing...
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Time to quit cCbans? Cigars may hurt as much as cigarettesNov 07, 2014 12:15 pm - Cigars may be as bad for your health as cigarettes, particularly among experienced smokers who deeply inhale the toxic substances they contain. Cigar smokers have eleva...
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Inequality and jobless growth seen by WEF as biggest 2015 risksNov 07, 2014 7:12 am - Widening income disparities and jobless growth head the top 10 challenges facing the global economy next year, according to the World Economic Forum. Increasing geopolit...
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Airline food processing plant proposed in Des PlainesNov 08, 2014 7:31 pm - Starting next year, your in-flight meals may be coming from the kitchens of a new state-of-the-art facility in Des Plaines. International Airport Centers Chicago LLC pla...