Business Stories from April 20, 2014 (Change date)
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Thousands sign up to work for UberX, other ride-share servicesApr 20, 2014 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Reagan Rucker knew she wanted to join the thousands of local motorists hauling strangers around in their cars the first time she took an UBERx ride as a pas...
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Some exempted from minimum wage, increased or notApr 20, 2014 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Some low-paid workers won't benefit even if a long-shot Democratic proposal to raise the federal minimum wage becomes law. More than a dozen categories of j...
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Work advice: Music teacher's lost income not a minor issueApr 20, 2014 5:12 am - Q: I have been teaching piano for 13 years. It is my main source of income, and I love doing it. The problem is that every so often, one of my students quits with little...
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Target expands subscription service tenfoldApr 20, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Target is vastly expanding the goods available to order by subscription as it fends off its biggest non-traditional retail rival, Amazon.com. The nation's sec...
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Mid-cap stocks are getting some love, finallyApr 20, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Maybe the middle child really should be the favorite. Just like families sometimes overlook the middle kid, investors all too often pay attention to just the ...
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Study: Fuels from corn waste not better than gasApr 20, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Biofuels made from the leftovers of harvested corn plants are worse than gasoline for global warming in the short term, a study shows, challenging the Obama...
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Automakers unveil China-focused models in BeijingApr 20, 2014 1:01 am - BEIJING - Ford Motor Co. on Sunday unveiled a new Escort sedan designed in China for global sale at a Beijing auto show that highlighted the growing influence of Chinese...
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Kraft recalls 96,000 pounds of Oscar Mayer wienersApr 20, 2014 1:00 am - NEW YORK — Kraft Foods is recalling 96,000 pounds of its Oscar Mayer wieners because they may mistakenly contain cheese. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety...
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