Business Stories from January 30, 2014 (Change date)
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Northwestern Mutual Recognizes Sangalis with Forum MembershipJan 30, 2014 10:00 pm - Northwestern Mutual is honoring Naperville Wealth Management Advisor Ted Sangalis, CLU® with membership in its 2013 Forum group, which recognizes individuals for an ou...
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Obama hopes myRA will be first step on retirementJan 30, 2014 5:44 pm - WASHINGTON — Even proponents of President Barack Obama’s new retirement savings program readily concede it won’t be a cure-all for a nation of people who are saving far ...
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Grayslake has new massage regulations on the tableJan 30, 2014 4:21 pm - A temporary halt in new massage business licenses will extend through next month in Grayslake as officials contemplate new regulations. In a recent nonvoting session, th...
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U.S. stocks move higher, helped by Facebook, GDPJan 30, 2014 3:31 pm - NEW YORK — It was a stock market reversal. Stocks rose sharply Thursday, with large parts of the market erasing Wednesday’s losses, as investors cheered a batch of stro...
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Madigan proposes cutting Ill. corporate income taxJan 30, 2014 3:27 pm - SPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday proposed cutting Illinois’ corporate income tax in half in an effort to improve the state’s business climate, a m...
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Meeting to discuss possible Batavia food co-opJan 30, 2014 3:21 pm - The people trying to organize a cooperative grocery in Batavia are having a community outreach meeting Saturday. The Green Tomato Grocery meeting is from 10 a.m. to noon...
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In Wisconsin, Obama to focus on job trainingJan 30, 2014 9:42 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is focusing on training workers for in-demand jobs, another theme from his State of the Union address. The White House says Obama, wh...
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Card spending lifts Visa’s 1Q above expectationsJan 30, 2014 9:33 am - FOSTER CITY, Calif. — Visa’s fiscal first-quarter net income increased 9 percent, as higher card spending which boosted the number of payments it processed. Its performa...
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Viacom earnings top views as Nickelodeon ratings reboundJan 30, 2014 9:33 am - Viacom Inc., the media company controlled by billionaire Sumner Redstone, reported a 16 percent rise in net income, topping estimates as sales rose at cable- television ...
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Exxon’s 4Q profit dips 16 percent to $8.35BJan 30, 2014 9:33 am - Exxon Mobil’s fourth-quarter profit fell 16 percent as the company produced slightly less oil and gas and its refining business weakened. Exxon has been criticized for f...
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