Business Stories from January 15, 2015 (Change date)
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End of holiday season boosts applications for US jobless aidJan 15, 2015 8:17 am - WASHINGTON - The end of the holiday shopping season led to more Americans seeking unemployment benefits last week, raising the number of applications to an 18-week high....
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Wintrust ATMs get new software, works with your smartphoneJan 16, 2015 3:56 pm - Rosemont-based Wintrust Community Banks are adding new software to its fleet of 190 ATMs so they can communicate with customers' smartphones. Fifty-one Wintrust ATMs so...
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Obama renews push for paid leave for parentsJan 16, 2015 7:58 am - BALTIMORE - President Barack Obama launched a fresh push Thursday to bring paid sick and family leave to working parents and other private-sector employees as the White ...
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Business Ledger honors suburban young professionalsJan 16, 2015 3:56 pm - Twenty suburban business people under age 40 were honored Thursday at the inaugural Suburban Young Professionals recognition program hosted by the Daily Herald Business ...
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Booking a trip to the ER on your smartphone? It's a breezeJan 16, 2015 5:05 am - TRENTON, N.J. - It's like OpenTable for medical appointments. No waiting weeks to see a dermatologist. No sitting for hours in the emergency room. No frantic calls to fi...
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Despite low gas prices, gas tax hike appears unlikelyJan 15, 2015 5:54 pm - WASHINGTON - The new Republican-controlled Congress is facing an old problem: where to find the money for highway and transit programs. With gasoline prices at their low...
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Citigroup says fourth-quarter profit dropped on legal costsJan 15, 2015 8:26 am - NEW YORK - Citigroup said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit dropped 86 percent after incurring large legal and restructuring charges. The bank earned $350 million...
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Record fine against Southwest for long delaysJan 16, 2015 8:14 am - DALLAS - Southwest Airlines is being fined $1.6 million for not letting passengers get off planes that were stuck on the ground for hours during a freezing winter storm ...
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Foreclosures fell in 2014 to levels before housing bustJan 15, 2015 8:42 am - LOS ANGELES - A healthier U.S. housing market and economy helped to winnow foreclosures in 2014 to levels not seen since before the housing bust. The decline is the late...
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Bank of America earnings fall 11 percentJan 15, 2015 8:26 am - NEW YORK - Bank of America reported an 11 percent drop in fourth-quarter earnings Thursday, caused partly by the slowdown in trading revenue that has hit Wall Street. It...