Business Stories from December 5, 2013 (Change date)
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How states fared on U.S. unemployment benefit claimsDec 05, 2013 8:45 am - WASHINGTON — The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits fell 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 298,000 last week, indicating of a healthier job market. H...
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Charlotte putting together offer for BoeingDec 05, 2013 8:42 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte officials are putting together a bid for Boeing’s new plant to build its 777X jetliner. Former city aviation director Jerry Orr said Chicago-...
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Popular Long Grove eatery reopens after fireDec 07, 2013 7:51 am - Enzo & Lucia Ristorante & Café in downtown Long Grove has reopened after a kitchen fire forced it to close its doors in June. The restaurant has been operating out of a ...
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Sohu to stream Nickelodeon programs in ChinaDec 05, 2013 3:56 pm - BEIJING — “SpongeBob SquarePants” and other Nickelodeon children’s programs will be dubbed into Mandarin and available to watch free online in China over the next 12 mon...
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Railroads to offer health care to same-sex spousesDec 06, 2013 6:39 am - SEATTLE — A day after being sued by legally married, gay engineers, the nation’s largest freight rail carriers announced they will provide health care benefits to the sa...
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BP pushes technical limits to tap extreme fieldsDec 05, 2013 1:14 pm - HOUSTON — BP’s strategy after the Deepwater Horizon tragedy: Go deeper. BP is leading an industry-wide push to develop technology that can retrieve oil from formations t...
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N.Y. train wreck could be case of highway hypnosisDec 05, 2013 1:14 pm - NEW YORK — It’s sometimes called highway hypnosis or white-line fever, and it’s familiar to anyone who has driven long distances along a monotonous route. Drivers are lu...
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Obama to feds: Boost renewable power 20 percentDec 05, 2013 7:06 am - WASHINGTON — Saying the government should lead by example, President Barack Obama is ordering the federal government to nearly triple its use of renewable sources for el...
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At 50, new-look Mustang still has plenty of muscleDec 06, 2013 9:09 am - DEARBORN, Mich. — The Ford Mustang is still galloping at 50. Ford Motor Co. on Thursday introduced the 2015 Mustang, a confident and aggressive riff on the iconic pony ...
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Fast-food strikes return amid push for wage hikesDec 06, 2013 6:42 am - NEW YORK — Fast-food workers and labor organizers marched, waved signs and chanted in cities across the country on Thursday in a push for higher wages. Organizers say em...