Business Stories from May 1, 2014 (Change date)
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Buffett may face questions about performanceMay 01, 2014 4:56 pm - OMAHA, Neb. - Warren Buffett's failure to beat the stock market in four of the past five years has raised the issue of whether Berkshire Hathaway's 83-year-old CEO has l...
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Encouraging news on economy fails to lift stocksMay 02, 2014 6:35 am - NEW YORK - Encouraging news on the U.S. economy wasn't enough to give the stock market its fourth straight day of gains. Manufacturing grew faster in April than in March...
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Tourism up across Illinois, in ChicagoMay 01, 2014 6:20 pm - More than 103.5 million tourists from around the U.S. visited Illinois last year. The state Wednesday released domestic visitor statistics for 2013, which it says rose 4...
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Fed cuts monthly bond purchases and sounds upbeatMay 01, 2014 4:47 pm - The Federal Reserve struck an encouraging note Wednesday: It will further cut its bond purchases because the U.S. job market needs less help. And it said the economy had...
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Oil-train wreck brings demands for more regulationMay 01, 2014 6:04 pm - LYNCHBURG, Va. - The latest in a string of fiery oil-train wrecks brought renewed demands Thursday that the Obama administration quickly tighten regulations governing th...
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Viacom 2Q profit rises 4 pct helped by TV networksMay 01, 2014 7:58 am - Viacom says its second-quarter profit rose 4 percent, boosted by its TV networks, and beat Wall Street predictions. The New York company, which owns Nickelodeon, MTV, C...
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Mowz offers suburban homeowners chance to care for lawn via appMay 02, 2014 8:15 am - If you dread mowing the lawn or just don't have the time, a new app called Mowz could help relieve you of that summertime chore. Co-founders William Mahoney of Syracuse...
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Feds, state settle with Chicago construction firmMay 01, 2014 6:24 pm - Illinois and federal officials have announced a $12 million whistle-blower settlement with a Chicago construction company accused of fraudulently securing multimillion-d...
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Unlikely partnerships help small businesses thriveMay 02, 2014 8:15 am - In 2012, media company Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. launched Martha Stewart American Made. Business owners nominate themselves online to win a prize. Editors of ...
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