Business Stories from January 10, 2014 (Change date)
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Dial 9 before 911? Hotel death prompts petitionJan 11, 2014 9:27 am - DALLAS — Hank Hunt’s granddaughter tried calling 911 from the East Texas hotel room where she could hear her mother dying, just as she was taught to do in an emergency. ...
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Target: Data breach caught up to 70M customersJan 11, 2014 8:30 am - NEW YORK — Target says that personal information — including phone numbers and email and mailing addresses — was stolen from as many as 70 million customers in its pre-C...
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Netflix app to stream 4K on new TVs immediatelyJan 10, 2014 9:04 am - LAS VEGAS — Netflix says video streaming of its programming in ultra-high definition will work for buyers of new UHD sets from Sony, LG, Samsung, Vizio and others upon p...
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PCs cap worst-ever sales year with another 4Q dropJan 10, 2014 4:37 pm - Personal computer sales sank even further during the holiday shopping season, capping the steepest annual decline in PC shipments since desktop and laptop machines began...
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U.S. employers added a scant 74,000 jobs in DecemberJan 11, 2014 8:30 am - U.S. employers added a scant 74,000 jobs in December, the fewest in three years. The disappointing gain ends 2013 on a weak note and could raise questions about the econ...
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Washington governor bemoans corporate incentive competitionsJan 11, 2014 8:30 am - OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday he wishes states weren’t in constant competition to provide financial incentives in order secure jobs from big companies. ...
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Judge delays counterfeiters’ sentencingJan 11, 2014 8:30 am - A federal judge in Chicago has agreed to delay sentencing of three men in one of the largest counterfeit-documentation schemes of its kind. The Chicago-based operation g...
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Sears sales slump during holiday seasonJan 11, 2014 9:04 am - It was an ugly holiday season for Sears. Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp.'s shares plummeted in after-hours trading Thursday after the beleaguered retailer sai...
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Google launches private ferry service for workersJan 10, 2014 4:37 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Google workers commuting from San Francisco to the company's Mountain View campus can now make the trip on an 83-foot, Wi-Fi-equipped catamaran. The San ...
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New Elgin sports, piano bar opens FridayJan 11, 2014 9:37 am - D Hangout Bar and Grill is set to have its grand opening today after securing approval for a sports bar and piano bar on different floors. The eatery at 550 S. McLean Bl...
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