Business Stories from January 15, 2014 (Change date)
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Pot debates continue even where it’s legalJan 15, 2014 9:44 am - DENVER — Recreational marijuana may be legal in Colorado and Washington, but debates over the drug are far from over. Here’s a look at debates emerging in the states whe...
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Officials: Obama likely to OK phone record changesJan 15, 2014 8:46 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expected to endorse changes to the way the government collects millions of Americans’ phone records for possible future surveillan...
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Southwest: 3rd person authorized to be in cockpitJan 16, 2014 8:16 am - DALLAS — A third person in the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines plane that landed at the wrong Missouri airport was a company dispatcher who had authority to be there, ai...
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World Bank sees global economy picking upJan 15, 2014 6:17 am - The global economy is slowly picking up steam, led by advanced economies appearing to turn the corner after five years of financial crises and recession and a continued ...
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Bank of America 4Q earnings jump nearly five-foldJan 15, 2014 6:25 am - NEW YORK — Bank of America Corp. said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profit jumped from a year earlier, as the loans on the bank’s balance sheet continued to improve....
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House passes $1.1 trillion bill to fund governmentJan 16, 2014 7:37 am - WASHINGTON — A $1.1 trillion spending bill for operating the government until just before next fall’s election steamed through the battle-weary House on Wednesday over t...
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UI looking into sweetening pensions for workersJan 15, 2014 6:20 pm - Administrators at the University of Illinois are asking trustees to consider extra pension funding for employees who are losing benefits under new state pension rules. U...
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6 groups interested in Ind. part of Illiana roadJan 16, 2014 8:16 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Six groups that include investors, engineering firms and contractors have shown interest in designing, building and financing the Indiana portion of the I...
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Bill would spend $300M on Great Lakes restorationJan 16, 2014 8:16 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A spending bill crafted by congressional leaders would allocate $300 million to a Great Lakes cleanup that had been threatened with a massive cut ...
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Prosecutors join forces to eye Monster drinksJan 15, 2014 3:04 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco city attorney and New York state attorney general have joined forces to investigate whether Monster Beverage Corp. is marketing its hig...