Business Stories from January 1, 2014 (Change date)
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Should car dealers be allowed to open on Sundays?Jan 03, 2014 8:10 am - Jack Zimmerman thinks his employees need and deserve Sundays off. Zimmerman, the owner of Zimmerman Ford in St. Charles, is in a business where state law bans him from s...
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Retirement unlikely for some blue-collar AmericansJan 02, 2014 7:47 am - Tom Edwards grew up in a family that’s been cutting trees and hauling timber in the Pacific Northwest for more than a century. The Spanaway, Wash., resident says he has ...
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At 20 years, NAFTA didn’t close Mexico wage gapJan 02, 2014 7:47 am - Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Looking around a Mexico dotted by Starbucks, Wal-Mart and Krispy Kreme outlets, it’s hard to remember the country before the North America...
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Consumer discretionary stocks rose most in 2013Jan 02, 2014 7:47 am - The Standard & Poor’s 500 index logged its best year since 1997, gaining 29.6 percent. All 10 industry groups that make up the index rose, led by consumer discretionary ...
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Netflix rose the most in the S&P 500 in 2013Jan 02, 2014 1:10 pm - Netflix soared while Newmont sank. Here are the three biggest winners and the three biggest losers in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index in 2013. The Winners: Ÿ Netflix, up...
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CEO predictions for the next 100 years of flyingJan 02, 2014 7:47 am - NEW YORK — Millions of people step aboard airplanes each day, complaining about the lack of legroom and overhead space but almost taking for granted that they can travel...
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‘Safe’ investments like gold were hit hard in 2013Jan 02, 2014 7:47 am - NEW YORK — Being safe left some investors sorry in 2013. That’s because some financial assets that are considered safe and steady lost money. After three decades of ste...
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SeaTac wage experiment could be over before it beginsJan 01, 2014 3:17 pm - SEATTLE — At Sea-Tac International Airport just south of Seattle, “rampers” are the guys who heave baggage off planes and into trucks, in the baking sun and the freezing...
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Hyundai replaces U.S. chief to revitalize 2014 salesJan 02, 2014 7:47 am - Bloomberg News SEOUL — Hyundai, South Korea’s largest automaker, is counting on new leadership at its U.S. unit to help the company revive market-share gains. In naming ...
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To younger veterans, pension cuts break a promiseJan 01, 2014 5:30 am - WASHINGTON — After 25 years of service, including combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, Lt. Col. Stephen Preston retired from the Army and began collecting a pension of ...
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