Business Stories from January 31, 2018 (Change date)
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Wages rise at 2.6 percent in 2017 despite Q4 slowdownFeb 01, 2018 6:21 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. workers' wages and benefits grew 2.6 percent last year, the fastest 12-month pace since the spring of 2015. The 12-month gain in wages and benefit...
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German government raises 2018 growth forecast to 2.4 percentFeb 01, 2018 10:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The German government forecast Wednesday that the country's economy, Europe's biggest, will grow by 2.4 percent this year, lifting its previous prediction ...
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Lilly reports 4Q lossJan 31, 2018 5:30 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY) on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.66 billion, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The...
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On a better savings course: US retirement score risesFeb 01, 2018 10:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Americans' retirement savings are in the best shape they've been in more than a decade. So says a survey by Fidelity Investments, which looked at more th...
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Oreo maker Mondelez posts better-than-expected 4Q earningsJan 31, 2018 4:30 pm - DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Mondelez reported-better-than expected adjusted earnings for the fourth quarter Wednesday, helped by growing sales of Oreo cookies, Trident gum an...
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The Latest: Pharmacist in meningitis outbreak gets prisonJan 31, 2018 11:01 am - BOSTON (AP) - The Latest on sentencing in the 2012 meningitis outbreak (all times local): 12:40 p.m. A pharmacist at a Massachusetts facility responsible for the 2012 fu...
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Grains mixed, livestock mixedJan 31, 2018 9:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly lower Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery was unchanged at $4.54 a bushel; March ...
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Boeing profit tops expectations; gives strong 2018 outlookFeb 02, 2018 12:57 pm - DALLAS (AP) - As its core business of making airplanes hums along, Boeing is venturing into related activities like making aircraft seats while also attempting to snap u...
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Why did Melania wear white? Some see hidden meaningsFeb 02, 2018 5:18 am - WASHINGTON - Twitter went wild with speculation when first lady Melania Trump showed up for her husband's first State of the Union address in an ivory Christian Dior pan...
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BMO Harris Bank hikes minimum wageFeb 02, 2018 9:43 am - BMO Harris Bank said today that following the tax reform package recently signed into law, it is raising its level of community giving and increasing the minimum wag...