Business Stories from April 26, 2018 (Change date)
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Seven tips for how small businesses can get paid fasterApr 30, 2018 7:30 am - If there's one thing small business owners have in common, it's that they want to get paid as quickly as possible. It helps keep cash flow healthy, which is no small fea...
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IT company Infosys plans adding 1,000 workers at Indiana hubApr 26, 2018 2:30 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Information technology company Infosys plans to start a training center in Indianapolis and add 1,000 jobs on top of the 2,000 positions it announced...
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Union Pacific railroad's 1Q profit climbs 22 percentApr 26, 2018 12:31 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Union Pacific Corp.'s first-quarter earnings chugged ahead 22 percent as the railroad hauled 2 percent more freight and increased its prices. The Omah...
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Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher after strong resultsApr 26, 2018 11:01 pm - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday after reports of strong U.S. earnings, as investors watched the inter-Korean summit. KEEPING SCO...
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Mattel's 1Q sales shored up by Hot Wheels and BarbieApr 26, 2018 6:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Mattel Inc. reported better-than-expected first-quarter sales Thursday as demand for Hot Wheels and Barbies helped soften the blow of the closing of the ...
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Bookings for Southwest fall after fatal accidentApr 26, 2018 3:33 pm - DALLAS (AP) - Inspections of jet engines at Southwest Airlines turned up one cracked fan blade last year but no others since last week's deadly accident that investigato...
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Grains mostly lower and livestock higherApr 26, 2018 10:01 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly lower Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery rose 1 cent at $4.7960 a bushel; May corn ...
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Union accuses gummi bear maker of disrupting unionizing pushApr 26, 2018 7:05 pm - HOBART, Ind. (AP) - A union is accusing an Indiana-based maker of gummi bears and other candies of disrupting its efforts to organizer the factory's workers. The Local 8...
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UPS reports 15 percent rise in 1Q profitApr 26, 2018 12:02 pm - ATLANTA (AP) - More deliveries and higher revenue per package boosted first-quarter profit at UPS, but the company was hampered by rising costs as it upgrades its networ...
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Starbucks key sales figures surpasses market expectationsApr 26, 2018 4:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Starbucks Corp., which has been addressing fallout over the arrest of two black men at one of its Philadelphia stores, reported sales growth Thursday tha...