Business Stories from January 18, 2013 (Change date)
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Daily Herald 5th among country’s top growing newspapersJan 19, 2013 2:52 pm - A year after launching a paid content initiative, the Daily Herald was named one of the fastest growing newspapers in the country. According to the Alliance for Audited ...
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‘Django Unchained’ action figures discontinuedJan 18, 2013 3:14 pm - LOS ANGELES — The Weinstein Co. has asked a toy maker to discontinue a line of “Django Unchained” action figures after receiving complaints that they were offensive. The...
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House to vote to lift debt limitJan 18, 2013 7:23 pm - WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House will vote next week to permit the government to borrow more money to meet its obligations, a move aimed at heading off a mar...
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SunCoke shares fall in market debutJan 18, 2013 3:14 pm - Lisle-based SunCoke Energy Partners LP’s shares fell almost 4 percent in midday trading following their market debut on the New York Stock Exchange. The metallurgical c...
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Report: Sun-Times owner eyes buying Tribune Co. assetsJan 19, 2013 7:59 am - The owners of the Chicago Sun-Times might be joining a growing list of companies interested in buying assets of Chicago-based Tribune Co., according to a published repor...
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Lifeway Foods’ Coconut Chia Kefir named best dairy product of 2012Jan 18, 2013 10:15 am - Kefir manufacturer Lifeway Foods Inc.in Morton Grove said its Lowfat Coconut Chia Kefir beverage was voted as the number one product in Dairy Foods’ Best New Dairy Produ...
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United opens workplace health clinic at O’HareJan 18, 2013 10:15 am - United Airlines has opened a new employee health clinic at O’Hare International Airport. The clinic, managed by Deerfield-based Walgreen Co., will serve a broad scope of...
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Taxpayers will ease banks’ costs in mortgage dealJan 18, 2013 8:59 am - Consumer advocates have complained that U.S. mortgage lenders are getting off easy in a deal to settle charges that they wrongfully foreclosed on many homeowners. Now it...
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December U.S. Job gains led by New York, New Jersey after SandyJan 18, 2013 3:47 pm - December's increase in U.S. payrolls was paced by New York and New Jersey as the states rebounded from the damage caused by superstorm Sandy. Of the 27 states showing a ...
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Bill Gates-led group invests $1 billion in Orascom ConstructionJan 18, 2013 4:03 pm - Bill Gates is leading a group of U.S. investors committing $1 billion for a stake in construction and fertilizer company OCI NV in one of Egypt's largest foreign currenc...