Business Stories from February 6, 2014 (Change date)
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AP: FAA to examine airport towersFeb 06, 2014 8:27 am - WASHINGTON — A lightning strike that injured an air traffic controller at Baltimore’s main airport has exposed a potential vulnerability at airport towers during storms ...
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Sears Holdings names chief of pharmacy business unitFeb 06, 2014 8:24 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings has named Mark Panzer as senior vice president and president, Pharmacy. Panzer most recently served as president and CEO of Pharmaca...
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North Chicago’s AbbVie makes $320M investment in SingaporeFeb 06, 2014 8:23 am - North Chicago-based AbbVie Inc. said it is making a $320 million investment to establish operations in Singapore for small molecule and biologics active drug substance m...
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Kildeer’s Color Me Mine studio to closeFeb 06, 2014 7:00 am - The owner of Color Me Mine paint-it-yourself ceramics studio said Wednesday she will close the Kildeer location on Feb. 17. Natasha Braxton of Mundelein said it is “with...
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Alcatel-Lucent inks deal with China HuaxinFeb 06, 2014 6:24 am - PARIS — French-U.S. telecommunications equipment company Alcatel-Lucent SA says it is in talks to sell its business that deals with corporate clients to China Huaxin for...
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European rates decision could be close callFeb 06, 2014 6:20 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank is facing conflicting pressures as it decides Thursday whether to cut interest rates for the 18-country euro currency area...
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Allstate 4Q income rises without Sandy costsFeb 06, 2014 6:09 am - Northbrook-based Allstate said Wednesday its net income more than doubled in the fourth quarter compared with a year ago, when it reported more than $1 billion in catast...
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Twitter stock sinks on user growth worriesFeb 06, 2014 6:06 am - NEW YORK — Twitter’s stock is sinking on worries that the short online messaging service is not popular enough. Twitter Inc. had reported stronger-than-expected revenue ...
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GM reports lower-than-expected 4Q earningsFeb 06, 2014 6:05 am - DETROIT — General Motors’ fourth-quarter profit rose 2 percent from a year ago, but the company fell short of Wall Street expectations. GM rode record North American ear...
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5 things to know about GI Joe as he turns 50Feb 06, 2014 6:00 am - Five things to know about G.I. Joe, the action figure that's turning 50 this year: YOU SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY: G.I. Joe was introduced in either February or March 1964, ...