Business Stories from December 15, 2013 (Change date)
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Health-care law’s aggregation rules vex small firmsDec 16, 2013 6:38 am - WASHINGTON — Ellis Winstanley and his twin brother own eight restaurants and two software firms in Austin, Texas. In addition, through a business partnership with their ...
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GM courting outdoorsy Angelenos to vie with Toyota pickupsDec 15, 2013 5:30 am - SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — For Rick Alpern, who runs the Keyes Chevrolet auto dealership in Los Angeles, few tasks are tougher than selling big trucks to eco-conscious Californ...
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Loophole in law causes food stamp costs to swellDec 16, 2013 7:02 am - WASHINGTON — Congressional critics looking to cut the nation’s food stamp bill — which has doubled in the past five years — are pointing to what some say is a loophole i...
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Billionaire Pritzker brothers turn from family feuding to dealsDec 16, 2013 6:38 am - Anthony and Jay Robert Pritzker, brothers and heirs to the Hyatt Hotels Corp. and Marmon Holdings Inc. manufacturing fortune, settle in for salads and sandwiches at thei...
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Pawnshops for 1 percent turn conspicuous consumption into cashDec 15, 2013 3:30 pm - Last year, Marc Kaye suffered a cash shortage. He had tuition to pay at three colleges — including Harvard and Columbia — and his insurance business wasn’t generating en...
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Traditional office holiday parties getting ditchedDec 16, 2013 6:38 am - NEW YORK — Buddy DiFonzo isn’t sure what he’ll buy at his company’s holiday party. That’s right, what he’ll buy — the celebration, a company-sponsored shopping spree, wi...
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Career Coach: Focus on the fundamentalsDec 15, 2013 5:05 am - We hear it every weekend during football season. The losing team did not execute the fundamentals. “Didn’t take care of the football.” “Sloppy blocking.” “Didn’t wrap th...
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Work Advice: Co-worker danger zonesDec 15, 2013 5:05 am - You don’t have to like your colleagues, but you shouldn’t have to fear them. Two cases of disquieting co-workers, one concerning a reclusive and one that involves more a...
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