Business Stories from January 18, 2014 (Change date)
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Career Coach: The power of using a nameJan 20, 2014 6:28 am - “A person's name is to him or her the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” — Dale Carnegie. Recently, I was in several situations where I was once again r...
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Estate and Tax Planning for 2014Jan 21, 2014 5:28 pm - The United States tax code and regulations are absurdly complicated. In 1939, the entire tax law was contained in 504 pages. The current tax law is nearly 74,000 pages ...
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Key elements in $1.1 trillion spending billJan 20, 2014 3:25 pm - Congressional negotiators released the details of a massive $1.1 trillion spending bill that would fund federal agencies through the rest of the fiscal year and end the ...
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W. Virginia spill latest case of coal contaminationJan 19, 2014 6:12 am - WASHINGTON — The chemical spill that contaminated water for hundreds of thousands in West Virginia was only the latest and most high-profile case of coal sullying the na...
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Five things we learned in Detroit auto showJan 18, 2014 7:50 am - DETROIT — A race-worthy Corvette, a sumptuous Mercedes C-Class and other glitzy new models caught the eye at this year’s North American International Auto Show, but larg...
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Gadget Watch: Look around in Sony’s video headsetJan 19, 2014 6:12 am - LAS VEGAS — A virtual-reality headset from Sony almost puts you inside a video by allowing you to widen your view when you turn your head up, down or side to side. Sony’...
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Google Nest purchase seen improving smart-home gizmo connectionsJan 18, 2014 6:07 pm - Google Inc. is jumping into digital home automation with its acquisition of Nest Labs Inc., shining a spotlight on an unproven market that has so far been filled with ex...
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Few tech ‘wearables’ balance fashion and functionJan 19, 2014 6:29 am - LAS VEGAS — Gadget lovers are slipping on fitness bands that track movement and buckling on smartwatches that let them check phone messages. Some brave souls are even do...
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Gas station owner plans improvements at Lake Zurich gatewayJan 19, 2014 5:53 am - Lake Zurich officials are considering a proposal for what would be a more eye-pleasing gasoline station at the village’s southern entry. Representatives for Marathon own...
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3-D printing serves up food, jewelryJan 19, 2014 6:29 am - LAS VEGAS — Some of the oddest items on display this week at International CES gadget show were edible, origami-like sculptures made of sugar, their shapes so convoluted...
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