Business Stories from February 21, 2014 (Change date)
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Dish misses sales estimate as growth slows in pay-tv subscribersFeb 21, 2014 6:11 am - Dish Network Corp., the second- largest U.S. satellite-television provider, reported fourth- quarter sales that missed analysts' estimates as new subscriber growth remai...
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Detroit expected to debt restructuring plan FridayFeb 21, 2014 9:24 am - DETROIT - A plan to get the city of Detroit through and out of bankruptcy is expected to be filed before a court-imposed deadline. A spokesman for state-appointed emerge...
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Going for gold: Olympic ad winners and losersFeb 22, 2014 8:09 am - NEW YORK - The pressure to win during the 2014 Sochi Olympics is nearly as intense for marketers as it is for the athletes themselves. Just like there are medals handed...
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Hot start, cool finish for marketsFeb 22, 2014 8:09 am - NEW YORK — Stocks slipped on Friday, pushing the market to a weekly loss, as investors assessed the latest round of company earnings. Express Scripts, the largest U.S. p...
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Ruble wilts as Kiev burns with Sochi overshadowedFeb 21, 2014 5:40 pm - For Russian President Vladimir Putin, the deadly clashes in neighboring Ukraine couldn't have come at a worse time. The violence that threatens to topple a government pr...
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Wal-Mart poised for Henry Ford moment amid minimum wage debateFeb 22, 2014 8:09 am - In 1914, Henry Ford announced he was more than doubling the average wage of Ford Motor Co. factory workers to $5 a day, in part so they could afford a Model T. His act t...
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Looking for the uninsured? Just hail a taxi driverFeb 22, 2014 8:09 am - Like most taxi drivers, Sebti Boukarit doesn't have health insurance. And because he works up to 12 hours a day, six days a week, he hasn't had much time to sign up unde...
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