Business Stories from February 9, 2014 (Change date)
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AOL reverses unpopular retirement plan moveFeb 10, 2014 5:15 am - AOL Corp. CEO Tim Armstrong has abandoned a plan to delay company contributions to employee retirement accounts until the end of the year after workers complained. “We ...
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Calif. company recalls 8.7 million pounds of meatFeb 10, 2014 5:15 am - PETALUMA, Calif. — A Northern California company is recalling more than 8.7 million pounds of beef products because it processed diseased and unhealthy animals without a...
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New Microsoft CEO’s collegial style sparks hopeFeb 10, 2014 5:15 am - LOS ANGELES — It was a fleeting moment once the camera had gone off, but some say it’s indicative of the leadership style Satya Nadella brings to his new job as CEO of M...
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U.S. economy may be stuck in slow lane for long runFeb 10, 2014 2:45 pm - WASHINGTON — In the 4½ years since the Great Recession ended, millions of Americans who have gone without jobs or raises have found themselves wondering something about ...
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Mount Prospect man loves valentines of oldFeb 10, 2014 3:49 am - Launching his entrepreneurial career decades ago with ahead-of-his-time advocating for “alternative lifestyles,” dreams of a Disneyesque development future for the subur...
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A new way to invest in a 401(k): ETFsFeb 09, 2014 3:05 pm - NEW YORK — Be the market. Minimize costs. It sounds like a Zen saying, but it’s also an investing strategy that more of us are adopting. Every month, billions of dollar...
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Giving daily-deal sites a second chanceFeb 10, 2014 7:18 am - NEW YORK — I gave up on daily-deal sites about a year ago. The last straw was a $45 pizza-making class I bought, but didn’t show up for. Before that, there was a long li...
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Small businesses use offbeat ways to sell productsFeb 10, 2014 7:18 am - NEW YORK — In the battle to win shoppers’ dollars, small companies are finding creative ways to be where the sales are. GSC Products sells nasal spray in a hardware sto...
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Career Coach: How to keep women working for your companyFeb 09, 2014 3:05 pm - In President Barack Obama's recent State of the Union address, he emphasized that “women make up about half our workforce,” but still face pay and pregnancy discriminati...
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Work Advice: Is he shy, or is he staring?Feb 09, 2014 3:05 pm - Q: On Day 1 at my new job, a finicky co-worker complained to my supervisor that I was chomping my gum and talking too loudly in my cubicle. I am reasonable; if she had t...
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