Business Stories from October 20, 2013 (Change date)
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Will 16 days of shutdown change anything?Oct 21, 2013 12:45 pm - WASHINGTON — Sixteen days in October could change everything, or not much at all. Will the partial government shutdown prove to be the turning point after three years of...
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Republicans making `Obamacare’ their next targetOct 21, 2013 12:33 pm - WASHINGTON — “Obamacare” escaped unharmed from the government shutdown Republicans hoped would stop it, but just as quickly they have opened a new line of attack — one h...
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Beer, pizza fundraiser for hungry kidsOct 20, 2013 4:40 pm - Mickey Finn’s Brewery, 412 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, hosts a beer tasting and all-you-an-eat pizza fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, with a portion of the ...
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Small businesses give insurance exchanges mixed reviewsOct 20, 2013 6:55 am - NEW YORK — More small businesses than expected are signing up for health insurance on state exchanges that opened this month. The exchanges, which began operating Oct. 1...
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Automakers show IT-enhanced carsOct 20, 2013 6:55 am - TOKYO — Automakers showcased vehicles equipped with the latest technology at the ITS World Congress Tokyo 2013 this week as they compete to put autonomous car driving sy...
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Low interest rates to keep income funds in demandOct 20, 2013 6:40 am - Interest rates are unlikely to rise anytime soon. A 16-day partial government shutdown that ended Thursday knocked consumer confidence. All told, it took about $24 billi...
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Washington can’t seem to make markets nervousOct 21, 2013 7:09 am - The markets shuddered slightly as the debt ceiling neared. The yield on short-term Treasurys rose tenfold. Fidelity Investments sold off its short-term government debt. ...
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