Business Stories from February 8, 2015 (Change date)
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Asian stocks lower amid concern over GreeceFeb 09, 2015 9:04 pm - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday after Wall Street was dragged down by mounting concern about Greece's standoff with its creditors. KEEPING S...
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Chinese ex-mine tycoon executed for leading crime gangFeb 10, 2015 1:16 pm - BEIJING (AP) - A former mining tycoon who led a mafia-style crime gang that ran casinos and killed rivals has been executed along with four of the gang's members, a cour...
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Box office top 20: 'SpongeBob' takes out 'American Sniper'Feb 09, 2015 4:05 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The three-week box office reign of Clint Eastwood's "American Sniper" was brought to an end by an unlikely sharp-shooter: SpongeBob SquarePants. "The Spo...
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Coca-Cola and General Motors are big market moversFeb 10, 2015 3:04 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE The Coca-Cola Co., up $1.17 to...
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World stocks lower on poor China trade, Greek turmoilFeb 09, 2015 8:42 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Global stock markets were weighed down Monday by weak Chinese trade data and the new Greek prime minister's vow to renegotiate an international bailout ...
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Grain lower, livestock mixedFeb 10, 2015 9:03 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery was 4.75 cents lower at $5.25 a bushel; March co...
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City of Highwood Proposes E-911 Monthly Surcharge Referendum On April 7, 2015 BallotFeb 11, 2015 2:56 pm - Included on the ballot for the Tuesday, April 7, 2015 will be a referendum question regarding the E-911 Monthly Surcharge. The City of Highwood is seeking direction from...
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Solution to missing jets as elusive as Malaysia Air Flight 370Feb 09, 2015 6:23 am - The solution seemed simple after a Malaysia Air jet vanished last year over the Indian Ocean: expand the use of technology that keeps tabs on airliners to find them if t...
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Fact Checker: Does raising minimum wage help workers 'make ends meet?'Feb 09, 2015 5:08 am - "Of course, nothing helps families make ends meet like higher wages. . . . And to everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If y...
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Specialist doctors head for exit as U.S. shifts paymentsFeb 09, 2015 3:18 pm - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration's push to transform the way the U.S. pays for health care is splitting the medical profession, as family doctors embrace changes th...
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