Business Stories from February 16, 2017 (Change date)
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For California's Smallest Businesses, Obamacare Opened The DoorFeb 16, 2017 9:30 am - If Republicans in Congress scrap the Affordable Care Act, Carmina Bautista-Ortiz might have to go back to Mexico for health care. But she’d rather spend the time runni...
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Minor flooding still appears likely at pipeline protest campFeb 16, 2017 1:01 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The latest spring flood outlook from the National Weather Service calls for only minor flooding in the area of Dakota Access pipeline protesters' e...
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Hyatt Hotels profit rises 11 percent as it trims costsFeb 17, 2017 7:54 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Hyatt's profit rose 11 percent in its most recent quarter as the hotel trimmed costs. The Chicago company, which also runs the Andaz hotel brand, reported...
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Boeing union bid fails in South averse to organizingFeb 17, 2017 7:22 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Production workers at Boeing's South Carolina plant have overwhelmingly rejected an effort to unionize, maintaining Southern reluctance toward unio...
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Ball State University sees growth in minority workforceFeb 16, 2017 1:31 pm - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - The number of female employees at Ball State University is holding steady and the school's minority workforce is growing. The university's director o...
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Nestle earnings weighed down by weak food pricingFeb 16, 2017 4:31 am - GENEVA (AP) - Pressure on food prices globally weighed on the earnings of consumer goods giant Nestle, which on Thursday said it would step up its drive to cut costs. Th...
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Trump's contempt for trade deals spurs anxiety: What's next?Feb 16, 2017 4:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump is moving quickly to dismantle seven decades of American policy built on trade deals and multinational alliances that help fuel the U.S. a...
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Surprise, surprise. AT&T trumpets its own new unlimited planFeb 16, 2017 3:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - AT&T says any cellphone customer can sign up for unlimited data plans starting Friday. That option had been limited to customers of AT&T-owned DirecTV. T...
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After failed union vote, Boeing hails Trump visit to plantFeb 18, 2017 7:03 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Boeing workers' overwhelming anti-union vote at the aviation giant's 787 Dreamliner plant in South Carolina is a big victory for Southern politicia...
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Grain mostly higher; livestock mixedFeb 16, 2017 8:31 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly higher Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery was 1.60 cents higher at $4.5640 a bush...