Business Stories from April 18, 2014 (Change date)
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White House updating online privacy policyApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - A new Obama administration privacy policy released Friday explains how the government will gather the user data of online visitors to WhiteHouse.gov, mobile apps and soc...
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Chinese trade group to mediate shoe factory strikeApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - BEIJING - Chinese police hauled away dozens of workers Friday to break up a march on a factory complex targeted by tens of thousands of laborers striking against the wor...
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Providence, RI sues firms over rapid stock tradesApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - Providence, R.I., is suing dozens of Wall Street banks and other financial companies over high-frequency trading. The federal complaint was filed Friday in New York on b...
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Five features an Amazon phone might offerApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Rumors of an Amazon smartphone reached a fever pitch this week, with several tech blogs speculating that the device could be due out this year. Amazon hasn'...
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Mazda recalls 109,000 older SUVs for rust problemApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - DETROIT - Mazda is recalling 109,000 Tribute SUVs in cold-weather states to fix rusting frame parts. The recall covers SUVs from the 2001 through 2004 model years. Mazda...
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USDA orders farms to report pig virus infectionsApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - MILWAUKEE - Farms stricken with a deadly pig virus must report outbreaks as part of a new program to help monitor and possibly control the spread of the disease, the fed...
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U.S. delays review of Keystone pipelineApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is putting off its decision on the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, likely until after the November elections, indefinitely ...
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Unemployment rates fall in 21 U.S. states; IL lagsApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - More than two-thirds of the states reported job gains in March, as hiring has improved for much of the country during what has been a sluggish but sustained...
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China says one-fifth of its farmland is pollutedApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - BEIJING - Faced with growing public anger about a poisonous environment, China's government released a yearslong study that shows nearly one-fifth of the country's farml...
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Mount Prospect pizza place expandingApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - A Mount Prospect pizza establishment is expanding its footprint. Crave Pizza, 106 E. Northwest Hwy., has acquired the space formerly occupied by Anna's Allure salon, all...