Business Stories from July 28, 2014 (Change date)
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Don't be fooled by the Fed's placid facadeJul 29, 2014 8:15 am - One of the unwritten rules of modern central banking is that, unless compelled by events on the ground, officials should refrain from making big policy changes during th...
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Contracts to buy US homes slip in JuneJul 28, 2014 11:21 am - Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in June, as the real estate market appears to have cooled off this summer. The National Association of Realtors says its se...
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Communities scramble to find road saltJul 28, 2014 4:05 pm - Nearly 200 Illinois communities are scrambling to find road salt after last winter's record low temperatures and snowfall depleted supplies, according to local leaders a...
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Airbus Said to Drop Order for Six A380 Jets With Japan's SkymarkJul 28, 2014 11:21 am - Airbus Group NV has agreed to drop an order for six A380 superjumbos by Japanese low-cost airline Skymark Airlines Inc., said people familiar with the decision, in a bl...
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UN condemns terrorist oil sales from Iraq, SyriaJul 28, 2014 11:40 am - UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council is strongly condemning any sale of oil from Syria or Iraq by terrorist groups and is reminding all countries that buying this ...
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Des Plaines tech firm is real gem for entrepreneurJul 28, 2014 12:52 pm - Born and raised in Calcutta, India, Mitul Gandhi was part of a family of jewelers. His parents owned a jewelry business and so did many other relatives. "But I was the b...
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U.S. stocks unmoved by mergers, economyJul 28, 2014 5:17 pm - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks were little changed Monday, after erasing an earlier loss, as merger activity and optimism over corporate earnings offset concern over crises abro...
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AAR says air carrier deal means up to 175 jobsJul 29, 2014 11:24 am - Associated Press Wood Dale-based AAR Corp. says its Lake Charles Louisiana aircraft maintenance shop has signed with a major carrier and will begin employing up to 175 m...
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House bill lets airlines advertise pre-tax faresJul 28, 2014 4:50 pm - WASHINGTON - In a victory for airlines and their workers' unions, the House rejected consumers' complaints and easily passed legislation Monday letting airline advertisi...
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U.S. companies increasingly fish for growth overseasJul 29, 2014 8:15 am - Major U.S. companies are starting to reap their most rapid growth in fertile lands of opportunity far from home. Technology trendsetters Apple Inc., Google Inc., Faceboo...
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