Business Stories from November 25, 2014 (Change date)
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Stocks dip as oil pushes energy sector lowerNov 26, 2014 4:41 am - NEW YORK - A slump in energy prices pushed the stock market back from record levels on Tuesday. Energy stocks slid as the price of oil resumed its descent. Traders spec...
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More medicine goes off limits in u.S. Drug-price showdownNov 25, 2014 12:05 pm - Steve Miller is waging war on high- priced medicine, guiding decisions to ban drugs from the health plans of millions of Americans and sending companies reeling in a $27...
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American consumers say they'll drown sorrows at appliance storesNov 25, 2014 12:05 pm - Bloomberg News American consumers say they know how to cure what ails them -- a new television for Christmas. A gauge of consumers' willingness to buy appliances jumped ...
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Blackberry offers $550 to get iPhone users to switchNov 25, 2014 2:06 pm - Bloomberg News BlackBerry Ltd. is offering to pay iPhone users as much as $550 to switch to a square-screened BlackBerry Passport. Starting in December, customers who tr...
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Consumer confidence unexpectedly dropped in NovemberNov 25, 2014 9:57 am - Consumer confidence unexpectedly declined in November to a five-month low as Americans became less upbeat about the economy and labor market. The Conference Board's inde...
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Twitter CFO has an oops moment with mistaken tweetNov 25, 2014 7:50 am - Twitter Inc. just tripped up one of its top executives. Chief Financial Officer Anthony Noto today publicly tweeted about a plan he has to buy a company, including how h...
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Wal-Mart says merchandising chief leaving amid shakeupNov 25, 2014 9:57 am - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced the departure of U.S. merchandising chief Duncan Mac Naughton and a shakeup of its management structure as the retailer works to ignite sa...
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New iPhones push Apple's market cap past $700 billionNov 25, 2014 12:05 pm - NEW YORK - Apple, already the world's most valuable company, surpassed $700 billion in market capitalization Tuesday as its stock hit another all-time high. The company...
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Railroads sound alarm ahead of Chicago gridlock reduxNov 26, 2014 7:54 am - With last week's 7 feet of snow in upstate New York heralding an early winter, railroads crisscrossing Chicago are rushing to open 24-hour command centers, install heate...
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Mundelein police, Elly's team up to distribute turkeys to needy familiiesNov 25, 2014 11:04 pm - It took all of 20 minutes, and in a blur, 75 turkeys were off to their holiday destinations. The Mundelein Police Department and Elly's Pancake House in Mundelein teamed...