Business Stories from December 20, 2013 (Change date)
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BlackBerry posts 3Q loss of $4.4BDec 20, 2013 9:51 am - TORONTO — BlackBerry reported a massive $4.4 billion loss in the third quarter and 56 percent drop in revenue in its first results under new chairman and interim chief e...
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Senate confirms turnaround specialist to head IRSDec 20, 2013 9:51 am - WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Friday to confirm a retired corporate and government turnaround specialist to head the Internal Revenue Service, an agency recovering from ...
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Walgreen’s 1Q profit jumps 68%Dec 20, 2013 9:51 am - Walgreen’s fiscal first-quarter earnings soared 68 percent as investments in other companies paid off for the nation’s largest drugstore chain, but a slowdown in generic...
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Mundelein ‘Shop with a Cop’ helps record number of kidsDec 20, 2013 9:41 am - The Mundelein Police Department, Mundelein Fire Department and the Mundelein Super Target recently teamed up to help make the holidays happier for a record number of chi...
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Centegra gets final OK for Huntley hospitalDec 20, 2013 9:00 am - Centegra Health System won final approval to build a hospital in Huntley, almost three years to the day the McHenry-based health provider announced plans to build it...
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Options set for those lacking new health coverageDec 20, 2013 7:51 am - WASHINGTON — People whose existing health care insurance has been canceled because of the Affordable Care Act will not be hit with tax penalties for failing to line up n...
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Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky a free manDec 20, 2013 7:51 am - MOSCOW — After spending 10 years in Russian jails for what many in the West believe were trumped-up offenses, Mikhail Khodorkovsky left prison a free man Friday and imme...
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Answers to questions about the Target data breachDec 20, 2013 7:15 am - NEW YORK — With less than a week until Christmas, a real-life Grinch has stolen the credit and debit card information of about 40 million Target shoppers. Target says an...
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Fury and frustration over Target data breachDec 20, 2013 7:15 am - NEW YORK — Potential victims of credit card fraud tied to Target’s security breach said they had trouble contacting the discounter through its website and call centers. ...
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U.S. economy expands at 4.1 percent rate, fastest since 2011Dec 20, 2013 7:05 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a solid 4.1 percent annual rate from July through September, the fastest pace since late 2011 and significantly higher than previou...