Business Stories from November 3, 2017 (Change date)
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Sears to close another 63 storesNov 04, 2017 6:11 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sears Holdings Corp. says it will be closing another 63 stores as the ailing retailer tries to turn around its business. The Hoffman Estates, Illinois-ba...
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Activist on trial wants more time for 'necessity' defenseNov 03, 2017 1:00 pm - MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - Trial likely will be delayed for an American Indian activist accused of inciting a riot during protests in North Dakota against the Dakota Access oil...
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3 Things: Yellen's impact on the Fed and the US economyNov 03, 2017 2:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - After she steps down in February, Janet Yellen will go into history books at the first woman to have led the Federal Reserve in its 100-year history. B...
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Career Education posts third quarter profitNov 07, 2017 6:33 am - Career Education Corp. reported third-quarter net income of $3 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Schaumbur...
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21 area women executives to be honored today in Elk Grove VillageNov 04, 2017 6:55 am - Twenty-one local women executives will be honored today at the 20th Annual Influential Women in Business awards hosted by the Daily Herald Business Ledger and their spon...
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Rosemont's Wynnchurch Capital buys global companyNov 04, 2017 6:11 am - Wynnchurch Capital LLC in Rosemont said it has completed the acquisition of America II Group Inc. America II is an electronic component distributor, supplying produ...
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CDW executive joins US Foods in RosemontNov 04, 2017 6:56 am - US Foods Holding Corp. said that Ann E. Ziegler, senior vice president and CFO of CDW Corp., has been appointed to join the board of directors effective Jan. 1. "Ann is ...
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Why it's going to take more than 200 years to close the workplace equality gapNov 03, 2017 2:53 pm - It may take women around the world more than two centuries to achieve workplace equality, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum. Since 2006, the organi...
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Comcast, VFW partner for recruitment eventNov 04, 2017 6:11 am - WEST DUNDEE — VFW and Comcast will hold a joint recruitment event for veterans from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 11, at Tri-City Evergreen VFW Post 2298, 117 S. Firs...
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Long lines are back at Apple retail stores for the iPhone XNov 03, 2017 2:25 pm - Long lines formed outside Apple stores around the world, a sign of strong demand from consumers waiting for the company's 10th anniversary iPhone X. Beginning Thursday n...