Business Stories from December 27, 2013 (Change date)
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Court ruling mixed bag for company, tax collectorsDec 27, 2013 9:36 pm - An Illinois Supreme Court ruling on a potential tax loophole is a mixed bag for the parties. A lower court had earlier ruled Hartney Fuel Oil Co wasn’t obliged to pay c...
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1.3 million lose unemployment benefits SaturdayDec 27, 2013 5:59 pm - WASHINGTON — More than 1 million Americans are bracing for a harrowing, post-Christmas jolt as extended federal unemployment benefits come to a sudden halt this weekend,...
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Target: Customers’ PINs were stolen, but encryptedDec 27, 2013 5:40 pm - ATLANTA — Target said Friday that debit-card PINs were among the financial information stolen from millions of customers who shopped at the retailer earlier this month. ...
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Union chief says Boeing’s latest offer a $1 billion gainDec 27, 2013 5:20 pm - SEATTLE — The international president of the Machinists union has told members that Boeing’s revised contract offer is an improvement of more than $1 billion. In a lette...
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Textron: Too soon to say if Beechcraft faces cutsDec 27, 2013 4:59 pm - Textron Inc.’s CEO said Friday that his aviation company’s $1.4 billion purchase of Beechcraft Corp. will require “restructuring and optimization of costs.” But how the ...
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Denver distributes recreational pot sales licensesDec 27, 2013 4:54 pm - DENVER — The first batch of Denver businesses approved to sell recreational marijuana got their licenses Friday, the owners mugging for pictures and saying they never th...
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U of I graduate makes naming-rights donationDec 27, 2013 3:42 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois has announced the first donation to secure naming rights for a section of its basketball arena in Champaign. It’s part of a ...
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Stocks end day mostly flat in quiet tradingDec 27, 2013 2:41 pm - NEW YORK — Wall Street’s six-day rally stalled out on Friday as stocks ended the day mostly flat in quiet trading. Bond yields continued to rise. The yield on the 10-yea...
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Open house at Oakton nanotechnology labDec 27, 2013 1:07 pm - Delve into a world too small to be seen by the naked eye during a free nanotechnology open house hosted by Oakton Community College from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16...
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Shoppers return to stores for post-holiday bargainsDec 27, 2013 9:00 am - Suburban shoppers eager to take advantage of post-holiday sales and clearance racks continued to swarm retailers on Friday. Those who had to return Christmas gifts had t...
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