Business Stories from April 30, 2014 (Change date)
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Chicago OKs alcohol sales at 8 a.m. on SundaysApr 30, 2014 5:14 pm - Chicagoans will be able to purchase alcoholic beverages three hours earlier on Sunday. The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved a measure that moves the current 11...
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Growing job-opening concerns dent U.S. confidenceApr 30, 2014 8:57 am - Americans grew concerned in April that jobs have become more difficult to land, prompting an unexpected drop in confidence from a six-year high. The Conference Board's s...
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Chicago approves partial ban on plastic bagsMay 02, 2014 8:24 am - The Chicago City Council has approved a partial ban on plastic bags. The vote Wednesday was 36-10. The ban exempts restaurants and small independent or non-franchise re...
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Netflix pays Verizon for better Internet accessMay 01, 2014 8:12 am - Netflix will pay Verizon Communications to help clear up some of the congestion that has been bogging down its Internet video service. The deal marks the second time in ...
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Wal-Mart brings one-stop shopping to car insuranceMay 01, 2014 8:12 am - Wal-Mart is bringing one-stop shopping to another area: auto insurance. The world's largest retailer has teamed up with AutoInsurance.com to let shoppers quickly find an...
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Dow closes at record as Fed keeps cutting stimulusMay 01, 2014 8:12 am - NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average closed at an all-time high Wednesday as the good narrowly outweighed the bad for the stock market. After investors took in s...
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Twitter user growth slide drives stock to lowest since debutApr 30, 2014 9:05 am - Bloomberg News Twitter Inc.'s slowing user growth pushed the stock to the lowest since last year's market debut. The company said yesterday that membership in the first ...
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Three generations face very different retirementsApr 30, 2014 4:58 pm - Today, nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies ("TCRS") released new research evaluating the effects of what is commonly referred to as the Great Recession...
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Putin says sanctions threaten U.S., EUu role in Russia energyApr 30, 2014 4:58 pm - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that further economic sanctions over the Ukraine crisis may lead Russia to reconsider participation by U.S. and European Union c...
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Lombard's Yorktown Center celebrating renovationsMay 01, 2014 8:12 am - Yorktown Center officials will show off some of the $20 million in renovations they're making during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday in Lombard. The celebration will b...
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