Business Stories from January 14, 2016 (Change date)
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Possible new life for Kmart site in Lake ZurichJan 17, 2016 11:08 pm - Apartments and a retail development might replace a long-vacant Kmart site in Lake Zurich's Rand Road corridor. Connecticut-based Garden Homes Management Corp., which ow...
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A look at box office numbers for best picture Oscar nomineesJan 14, 2016 10:05 am - North American box-office performance as of Tuesday for the best picture Academy Award nominees, as compiled by Rentrak: - "The Big Short," $43,230,721, Paramount, relea...
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NBC says Olympics ad sales on pace to exceed $1 billionJan 14, 2016 2:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Television ad sales for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August are on pace to exceed the $1 billion spent during the London Olympics four years ago. NBC e...
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US Government developing policies for self-driving carsJan 14, 2016 12:30 pm - DETROIT (AP) - The federal government will propose best practices for safely operating autonomous vehicles within six months. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary...
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NASA adds 3rd company as space station shipper; shuttle backJan 14, 2016 4:30 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is adding a third company to its short list of space station suppliers, a Nevada business that will bring back a mini version of the shu...
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Indonesia cuts interest rates to help economic growthJan 14, 2016 2:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Indonesia's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate on Thursday for the first time in nearly a year to help shore up the weak economy, which has de...
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Chamber of Commerce sees many risks for 2016Jan 14, 2016 12:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - American businesses are facing numerous risks and few upsides as they enter 2016, with political uncertainties, greater regulation and cyber theft amon...
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Co-founder of Antigua-based sports bets site pleads guiltyJan 14, 2016 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A longtime fugitive and co-founder of an Antigua-based sports betting site returned to the United States to plead guilty Thursday to a gambling-related c...
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Goldman Sachs to pay $5 billion in mortgage settlementJan 15, 2016 5:33 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Goldman Sachs said Thursday it will pay roughly $5 billion to settle federal and state probes of its role in the sale of shoddy mortgages in the years le...
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European court: Employer can read private employee messagesJan 14, 2016 7:30 am - PARIS (AP) - Europe's top human rights court has ruled that an employer that accessed the private messages of an employee to check if he was completing his work was acti...
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