Business Stories from December 2, 2014 (Change date)
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U.S. CEOs expect to boost hiring in next 6 monthsDec 02, 2014 10:00 am - Chief executives at the largest U.S. companies expect sales to keep growing in the next six months and also plan to step up hiring. The Business Roundtable says 40 perce...
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Energy companies lead an advance in U.S. stocksDec 02, 2014 3:43 pm - NEW YORK - Energy and health-care companies led major stock indexes higher on Tuesday, even as crude oil resumed its slide. General Motors rose after reporting stronger ...
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Car insurers promise discounts if Big Brother watches you driveDec 02, 2014 11:20 am - Insurance companies around the world are promising lower rates on car coverage. The catch is they want to install the equivalent of an airplane's black box to track how ...
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Gore to oil backers: Beware Wile E. Coyote moment on climateDec 03, 2014 7:26 am - A major threat to fossil fuel companies has suddenly moved from the fringe to center stage with a dramatic announcement by Germany's biggest power company and an intrigu...
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Time is running out for banks to change culture, FCA chiefs sayDec 02, 2014 7:35 am - Banks have to change their cultures so employees ask whether something is ethical, as well as legal, to maintain credibility and overcome scandals tied to misconduct, ac...
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Promotions, gas prices boost U.S. auto salesDec 02, 2014 1:33 pm - DETROIT - American shoppers passed on the malls and headed to the car dealerships over Thanksgiving weekend. Black Friday promotions - coupled with falling gas prices, ...
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Pregnant-worker rights at heart of UPS case weighed by top courtDec 02, 2014 7:35 am - A former United Parcel Service Inc. driver is pressing what may become the most significant case in decades on the rights of pregnant workers as she asks the U.S. Suprem...
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Ghana power cuts extended to Coca-Cola and Unilever plantsDec 02, 2014 7:35 am - Ghana said it will cut power to factories including ones run by Unilever NV and Coca-Cola Co. to offset a worsening shortage of electricity. Factories will lose power fo...
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Air bag exploding like gunshot has Japan weighing recallsDec 02, 2014 7:35 am - Japan's investigation into dangerous air bags is leading to a remote scrapyard in the central Gifu prefecture, where the explosion of a car model not included in current...
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Chicago approves $13 minimum-wage plan amid compensation debateDec 03, 2014 7:33 am - Chicago's city council approved a 57 percent boost in the minimum wage, gradually raising it to $13 an hour by 2019. The 44-to-5 vote today came at the urging of Democra...