Business Stories from December 13, 2013 (Change date)
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New boat may mean safer fishingDec 14, 2013 8:12 am - ANACORTES, Wash. — Few professions are as deadly as commercial fishing on the Bering Sea. Crews face rogue waves and frigid gales that toss around heavy machines and ca...
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Stocks mixed after 3-day downturnDec 14, 2013 8:12 am - The rally that has driven stocks to record highs paused this week as investors tried to figure out where things are headed next. Stocks were mixed on Friday and posted t...
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Wholesale prices fall for third month on cheaper gasDec 14, 2013 8:12 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale prices dropped in November for the third consecutive month, pushed down again by cheaper gasoline and lower home heating oil costs. But exclu...
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State representative wants Boeing plant in DecaturDec 14, 2013 8:12 am - SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois lawmaker is hoping Boeing Co. builds a new manufacturing plant in Decatur, about 180 miles southwest of its corporate headquarters in Chicago. ...
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W. Dundee holding board meeting at Spring Hill MallDec 15, 2013 12:11 am - If you’re still doing your Christmas shopping at Spring Hill Mall Monday night, you can also drop in on West Dundee’s village board meeting being held inside the mall’s ...
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Motorola CEO talks about global visionDec 14, 2013 8:12 am - NEW YORK — Google’s $12.4 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility was widely seen as a way for Google to acquire patents to defend its Android operating system from intell...
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Boeing to shift research jobs to South, MidwestDec 14, 2013 8:12 am - Associated Press Chicago-based Boeing announced Thursday that it is shifting hundreds of jobs to Alabama, Missouri and South Carolina as part of a restructuring of its U...
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American Airlines orders 90 regional jetsDec 13, 2013 6:57 am - Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines, fresh out of bankruptcy and newly merged with US Airways, said Thursday that it will buy 90 new regional jets fro...
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House GOP conservatives help propel budget billDec 13, 2013 3:54 pm - WASHINGTON — After a sweeping vote by conservative Republicans controlling the House and President Barack Obama’s Democratic allies, a bipartisan budget pact is in the h...
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Agencies differ on allowing in-flight phone callsDec 14, 2013 8:12 am - WASHINGTON — Just because it's safe to use cellphones on a plane, it doesn't mean that passengers should call just to say hello. That argument played out across Washingt...
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