Business Stories from December 3, 2014 (Change date)
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House adjourns as Senate passes minimum wage billDec 03, 2014 5:25 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers began wrapping up their annual fall veto session Wednesday, pushing off some of the state's business until Republican Gov.-elect Bruce R...
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Stocks extend record run ahead of jobs reportDec 04, 2014 4:22 am - NEW YORK - A batch of good news on the economy Wednesday pushed the stock market to new highs. Payroll processer ADP said that U.S. companies added 208,000 jobs in Nove...
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Justices weigh bias claim of pregnant UPS driverDec 04, 2014 8:09 am - WASHINGTON - Two of the three women on the Supreme Court vigorously questioned a UPS lawyer Wednesday over the company's refusal to give lighter duty to a pregnant worke...
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Tesla Model S beats out Porsche in owner-satisfactionDec 03, 2014 1:55 pm - Tesla Motors Inc. drivers were more likely than Porsche owners -- or anyone else -- to say they'd buy their cars again in this year's edition of the closely- watched Con...
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Draghi seen sparking 50% jump in asset-backed salesDec 03, 2014 8:51 am - The European Central Bank's purchases of asset-backed securities is boosting confidence in a revival of the market seven years after it was shuttered by the financial cr...
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Obama tells CEOs he wants to work on wage growthDec 03, 2014 3:48 pm - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama tells business CEOs that he wants to work with them on some "tricky questions" about how to make wages grow at a time when corporate ...
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Medicare spending cuts on erection aids would save $444 millionDec 03, 2014 7:23 am - Congress is poised to prohibit Medicare from spending an estimated $444 million for vacuum pumps used to treat erectile dysfunction in the next decade, a cost-saving mov...
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Mortgage applications fell 7.3% on refinancingDec 03, 2014 9:07 am - Mortgage applications in the U.S. declined for the fifth time in six weeks as home refinancing plunged by the most since November 2013. The Mortgage Bankers Association'...
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Zillow accused of 'sexual torture' in ex-sales consultant's suitDec 03, 2014 7:23 am - Zillow Inc. was accused of "sexual torture" by one of its former sales consultants in a harassment lawsuit that may add to scrutiny of how women are treated in the techn...
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Honda to expand air bag recall nationwideDec 03, 2014 1:44 pm - WASHINGTON - Under pressure from federal regulators, Honda is expanding a recall of driver's side air bags to all 50 states. The air bags, made by Japanese supplier Taka...