Business Stories from September 19, 2013 (Change date)
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U.S unemployment benefit applications rise to 309,000Sep 19, 2013 8:42 am - WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose 15,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 309,000. But the data was distorted for the second st...
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JPmorgan Chase agrees to pay $920 million fineSep 19, 2013 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — JPMorgan Chase & Co. will pay $920 million and has admitted that it failed to oversee trading that led to a $6 billion loss and renewed worries about seriou...
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Industry sounds alarm on piracySep 19, 2013 6:31 am - WASHINGTON — The music and movie industries are sounding the alarm again on online piracy, saying illegal downloads are on the rise and search engines like Google aren’t...
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McDonald’s raises its dividend by 5 percentSep 19, 2013 6:28 am - Oak Brook-based McDonald’s is raising its quarterly cash dividend by 5 percent, bringing its fourth-quarter payout to more than $800 million. The world’s largest hamburg...
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Boeing to end C-17 airlifter production in 2015Sep 19, 2013 6:27 am - Chicago-based Boeing Co. announced Wednesday that it will end production of its C-17 Globemaster III military cargo jet and close the final assembly plant in Long Beach ...
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Lufthansa splits big order between Boeing, AirbusSep 19, 2013 6:21 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — German airline Lufthansa is ordering 34 new jets from Chicago-based Boeing and 25 from European rival Airbus as it updates its long-haul fleet to ma...
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Harper among four state colleges given training grantsSep 19, 2013 6:00 am - Palatine's Harper College and Northwestern University are among four Illinois colleges and universities awarded about $8.5 million to help businesses educate and train w...
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Census: No sign of economic rebound for many in U.S.Sep 19, 2013 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Even as the economy shows signs of improvement and poverty levels off, new U.S. census data suggests the gains are halting and uneven. Depending on educatio...
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Only 3 of 5 car seats used correctly in IllinoisSep 19, 2013 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — About 90 percent of child passengers on Illinois roads are riding in car seats, but only three out of five of those car seats are being used correctly. Tha...
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Google seeks to tackle health, aging with new companySep 19, 2013 6:00 am - Google Inc., operator of the world's most-popular search engine, is investing in a new company focused on health and well-being. The business, called Calico, will addres...