Business Stories from February 20, 2014 (Change date)
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WhatsApp deal highlights suite of similar appsFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - SEOUL, South Korea - Facebook's announcement it is paying $19 billion in cash and stock to acquire WhatsApp is a milestone in the short history of mobile messaging apps....
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Gauge of U.S. economy's health up 0.3 percentFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - A measure of the U.S. economy's health posted a moderate gain in January, suggesting that the economy will continue to expand in the first half of this year...
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Hacking trial: Brooks acquitted on 1 of 5 chargesFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - LONDON - Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks was acquitted Thursday of one of the five charges she faced over wrongdoing at Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids ...
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New Mt. Prospect grocer holds job fairsFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, a grocery store specializing in health and organic items, will host job fairs on March 1 and March 8 in Mount Prospect for people interested ...
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Allstate gains after approving biggest share buyback since 2006Feb 20, 2014 12:01 am - Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, rallied the most in the 81- company Standard & Poor's 500 Financials Index after...
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Wine about Winter:Feb 20, 2014 12:01 am - The store-to-store wine tasting event, Let's Wine About Winter, is set for 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday in downtown Libertyville. Glasses can be purchased (cash only) beginning ...
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Wal-mart forecast trails estimates as economy hurts U.S. salesFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, forecast profit this year that trailed analysts' estimates as the sluggish U.S. economy and government benefit cuts t...
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Blackberry rises as Whatsapp deal highlights messaging valueFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - BlackBerry Ltd. rose as much as 8 percent in German trading after Facebook Inc. agreed to buy mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp Inc. for as much as $19 billion, highligh...
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Does WhatsApp deal show Facebook knows what's up?Feb 20, 2014 12:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO - If Facebook hopes to remain the social networking leader, CEO Mark Zuckerberg knows the company must follow the people. That realization compelled Zucker...
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$590K sought from Batavia for Thomle Building projectFeb 20, 2014 12:00 am - Getting the Thomle Building off the city's hands and back on to the property tax rolls could be done, for a $590,000 investment by the city, according to a developer's p...