Business Stories from May 5, 2013 (Change date)
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Barrington, Crystal Lake women launch online bridal gown businessMay 08, 2013 8:53 am - When Bree DiMucci of Barrington was getting married about two years ago, she had 12 weeks to find a dress before the ceremony. Yet many boutiques and bridal salons said ...
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Are you a tax cheat if you shop online tax-free?May 07, 2013 9:12 am - WASHINGTON — Buy anything on the Internet lately without paying sales tax? In all but a few states, you’re probably a tax cheat. That’s right, even if Internet retailers...
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NYC cigarette tax fight hampered by low finesMay 14, 2013 4:05 pm - NEW YORK — High taxes have emerged as the No. 1 weapon in the war on smoking. The more cigarettes cost, research has shown, the fewer people buy them. That is one of the...
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Casino bosses transform Sin City into Club CityMay 06, 2013 10:07 am - LAS VEGAS — To step into club XS at the Wynn Las Vegas is to enter the dreamscape of a modern artist with fetishes for gold and bronze and bodies in motion. A golden-pla...
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As the Dow breaks 15,000, is it too late to buy?May 06, 2013 10:07 am - NEW YORK — Are stocks worth buying now? With the Dow Jones industrial average breaking through 15,000, it’s natural to worry that stocks have gone up too far. But higher...
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Quinn rejects bill raising electric ratesMay 14, 2013 4:05 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn has rejected a plan to increase electric rates by roughly $70 million, a proposal ComEd says would have helped get so-called Smart Grid technology back on...
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Is dream job worth harassment?May 05, 2013 4:29 pm - Q: I just got my dream job a week ago as executive assistant to the managing director of a business. I will also do special projects for the business owner, who is well ...
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Frontier adds carry-on fee for some passengersMay 05, 2013 4:29 pm - Frontier Airlines plans to start charging up to $100 for a carry-on bag and $2 for coffee or soda, although its announcement on Wednesday did say that passengers will ge...
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Fewer health applicants than expected in IllinoisMay 05, 2013 7:35 am - Only six insurance carriers have told the state of Illinois they want to sell a combined 165 health policies on the state’s online insurance marketplace under the nation...
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Small banks demand exemption from U.S. data collectionMay 05, 2013 4:29 pm - Small banks are pushing to be exempted from what they call an unneeded and overly burdensome U.S. data- collection effort to spot how consumers may be abused by checking...
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