Business Stories from February 21, 2014 (Change date)
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Colorado, Utah move to hike smoking age to 21Feb 21, 2014 9:47 am - DENVER - Two Western states with some of the nation's lowest smoking rates are considering cracking down even more by raising the tobacco age to 21. Utah and Colorado l...
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Rebekah Brooks takes stand, denies phone hackingFeb 21, 2014 9:23 am - LONDON - Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks moved from the defendants' dock to the witness stand Thursday, arguing her innocence of phone-hacking charges in ...
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Universities worry about minimum wage increaseFeb 21, 2014 3:16 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Officials at Illinois' public universities worry that a proposed increase in the state's minimum wage could hurt their already tight budgets. State Sen. Ki...
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Groupon forecasts profit below estimates on mergers, marketingFeb 21, 2014 6:14 am - Groupon Inc. shares fell after the company forecast first-quarter profit that trailed analysts' estimates on higher expenses for acquisitions and marketing. Two companie...
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A fading passion - debt, deficits recede from viewFeb 21, 2014 6:13 am - WASHINGTON - Just four years ago, cutting deficits and controlling the nation's debt were a powerful political combination that propelled Republicans to control of the H...
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Agriculture census shows boom in farm salesFeb 22, 2014 8:09 am - WASHINGTON - American agriculture has experienced a boom, with market values of crops, livestock and total agricultural products reaching record highs even as the amount...
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Listeria linked to cheeseFeb 21, 2014 5:49 pm - WASHINGTON - One person has died and three newborns have become ill in an outbreak of listeria linked to Hispanic-style cheese. The Centers for Disease Control and Prev...
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Quinn in Washington to tout raising minimum wageFeb 21, 2014 3:18 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn is spending several days in the nation's capital for meetings on raising the minimum wage, education and disaster recovery. Quinn's office said Friday th...
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Ukraine to sign accord to end crisis after deadliest protestsFeb 21, 2014 5:40 pm - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych agreed to a plan for resolving the political crisis that threatened to split the country after meeting through the night with Europ...
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Lawsuit charges Sony cheated 'Idol' winnersFeb 21, 2014 5:48 pm - NEW YORK - A federal lawsuit filed in New York charges that Sony Music Entertainment cheated "American Idol" contestants, including Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, ...