Business Stories from January 16, 2018 (Change date)
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Click, tap, buy: Holiday shoppers spent record amount onlineJan 17, 2018 11:30 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Shoppers spent a record amount online during the holiday season. That's according to Adobe Analytics, which reports online shopping during the holiday se...
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Box office top 20: 'Jumanji' hits No. 1 againJan 16, 2018 6:05 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - After finishing second behind "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" for two weeks, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" notched its second straight weekend atop the Nor...
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CSX 4Q profit up 25 percent and railroad gets tax-cut boostJan 16, 2018 4:30 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - CSX Corp. reported Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit grew 25 percent as it further cut expenses, and on top of it the railroad booked a $3.6 bill...
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Tax break helps UnitedHealth 4Q earnings, 2018 guidance soarJan 16, 2018 9:30 am - UnitedHealth Group's earnings more than doubled in the final quarter of 2017, and the nation's largest insurer hiked its forecast well beyond expectations largely due to...
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McDonald's sets recycling goals for 2025Jan 17, 2018 5:14 am - NEW YORK (AP) - McDonald's says it aims to use all recycled or other environmentally friendly materials for its soda cups, Happy Meal boxes and other packaging by 2025. ...
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Energizer spends $2 billion to add Rayovac brandJan 16, 2018 6:30 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Energizer will spend $2 billion in cash to acquire the battery and lighting assets of Spectrum, adding the Rayovac brand to its battery and lighting divi...
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Palatine awards liquor license to Mother CluckersJan 17, 2018 1:43 pm - Mother Cluckers Kitchen has received approval for a liquor license as its owners prepare to open their first suburban location in Palatine. Palatine village council memb...
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Dow Jones bursts through 26,000 in record seven trading daysJan 17, 2018 1:43 pm - The Dow Jones industrial average blew past 26,000 Tuesday for the first time ever, coming only a week after hitting 25,000 and showing further evidence that the long-run...
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Dow recedes from 26,000 as early gains fadeJan 17, 2018 7:49 am - Losses by industrial and technology companies helped pull U.S. stocks lower Tuesday, pulling the market back from its latest record highs. The slide erased some of the g...
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McDonald's to recycle packaging in all 37,000 restaurants by 2025Jan 18, 2018 5:49 am - McDonald's Tuesday said that by 2025, 100 percent of McDonald's guest packaging will come from renewable, recycled or certified sources. Responding to a top customer...