Business Stories from May 13, 2014 (Change date)
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Godzilla proves even giant monsters need lawyersMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - He spews radioactive fire, razes cities and pummels creatures from Earth and beyond, but even Godzilla needs a good lawyer sometimes. After all, you don't survive 60 yea...
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Preckwinkle touts county's business resources at suburban eventMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle told a suburban audience Tuesday county officials are creating "an arsenal of tools and incentives" for businesses. "We want...
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2nd guilty plea in $100M New York Ponzi scamMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - A second New York businessman pleaded guilty for his role in a $100 million Ponzi scheme that helped fund what prosecutors called a failing Hampto...
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The doctor's in - through webcam, smartphoneMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON - Mark Matulaitis holds out his arms so the Parkinson's specialist can check his tremors. But this is no doctor's office: Matulaitis sits in ...
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European court: Google must yield on personal infoMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - AMSTERDAM - Google and other search engines were thrust into an unwanted new role Tuesday - caretaker of people's reputations - when Europe's highest court ruled that in...
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Where do the political elite meet? Behind closed doorsMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - ATLANTA - For a few days in March, the American Enterprise Institute welcomed scores of business and political leaders to a private annual meeting at a resort on the Geo...
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Airbus plane orders down in Q1, profits upMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - PARIS - Airbus Group said Tuesday that orders for its jets slumped in the first quarter, but profits rose and it hopes to put its A350 long-range jet into service by the...
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Texas lawmakers tour embattled Sriracha plantMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - IRWINDALE, Calif. - The maker of the popular hot sauce Sriracha said Monday that he has no plans to move his contested plant out of California but would consider expandi...
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Pipeline, energy bill backers vow to keep up fightMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Supporters of a popular energy savings bill and the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline say they will keep trying to force Senate action on the measures,...
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Obama to ask Congress for cash for roads, bridgesMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - America's roads, bridges and ports are falling apart, and the federal government is running out of money to fix them. So President Barack Obama is heading t...