Business Stories from October 29, 2013 (Change date)
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Dimmer view of economy makes Fed pullback unlikelyOct 29, 2013 11:06 am - WASHINGTON — A lot can change in six weeks. When the Federal Reserve last met in mid-September, almost everyone expected it to start reducing the stimulus it’s given the...
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U.S. consumer confidence plunges on gov’t shutdownOct 29, 2013 11:06 am - WASHINGTON — Americans’ confidence in the economy fell this month to the lowest level since April, as many worried about the impact of a 16-day partial government shutdo...
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Outside drop in autos, U.S. retail spending risesOct 29, 2013 11:06 am - WASHINGTON — A sharp drop in auto sales caused largely by a calendar quirk lowered U.S. retail spending in September. But Americans spent more on most other goods, showi...
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Medicare chief apologizes for ‘Obamacare’ woesOct 29, 2013 10:19 am - WASHINGTON — Move over, website woes. Lawmakers confronted the Obama administration Tuesday with a difficult new health care problem — a wave of cancellation notices hit...
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Obama administration lowers health sign-up expectationsOct 29, 2013 10:19 am - WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is trying to lower expectations for strong initial enrollments under the president’s historic expansion of health coverage for the ...
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Deadbeat gamblers as economic indicator?Oct 29, 2013 8:56 am - LAS VEGAS — How do you know the economy is coming back? High rollers are paying their gambling debts. All four major U.S. casino corporations bumped up their allowances ...
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Barneys case stirs talk of ‘Shopping While Black’Oct 29, 2013 8:56 am - The usual scenario involves suspicious glances, inattentive clerks or rude service — not handcuffs. Yet when a black teen said he was wrongly jailed after buying a $350...
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Google expands sales of Internet-connected glassesOct 29, 2013 7:11 am - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google is relying on a little social networking to put its Internet-connected glasses on the heads of more people. The expanded sales of the devi...
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Airlines and feds agree to mediator in merger caseOct 29, 2013 7:11 am - American Airlines, US Airways and the U.S. Justice Department say that they have agreed on a mediator to try to settle the government’s lawsuit against the airlines’ pro...
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Navistar Financial closes $250 million wholesale funding dealOct 29, 2013 7:05 am - LISLE — Navistar Financial Corp., an affiliate of Navistar International Corp., has sold $250 million of wholesale floor plan notes in a two-year 144-A securitized trans...