Business Stories from May 19, 2014 (Change date)
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Stocks edge higher after drifting in early tradingMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - Stocks finished slightly higher on Monday, adding to the small gains the market carved out at the end of last week. A dearth of fresh economic data had many investors fo...
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Judge rules vs. firm's charge for negative reviewMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - SALT LAKE CITY - A federal judge has ruled against an online retailer that tried to force a Utah couple to pay $3,500 over a critical online review. U.S. District Judge ...
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Standard Market begins to 'celebrate food' in NapervilleMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - Naperville's newest grocery destination wants its customers to celebrate food, and Standard Market officials say they will offer four ways to do that when their store op...
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Elk Grove increases marketing effortsMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - Elk Grove Village is extending its contract with a Lombard-based firm to continue to implement an economic development marketing plan. The village board last week approv...
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Temporary jobs on rise in today's shifting economyMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - While the U.S. economy has improved since the Great Recession ended five years ago, part-time and "contract" workers are filling many of the new jobs. Contr...
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Niagara Falls competition springs up for 1st timeMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario - For more than 150 years, the Maid of the Mist tour boats have been all alone below Niagara Falls as they've ferried tourists cl...
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Online company delivers fresh, local groceriesMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Does your weekend grocery list look something like, "Produce and dairy from the farmers market; meat and bread from Whole Foods; frozen meals and wine from ...
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What consumers can expect from AT&T, DirecTV dealMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Ready to bundle your mobile phone and TV bills together? That is one of the changes customers can expect if AT&T Inc.'s proposed $48.5 billion acquisition ...
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Vatican's suspicious transactions jump in 2013May 19, 2014 1:01 am - VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has seen a spike in the number of suspicious financial transactions being reported as its troubled bank goes through its books to review accou...
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Race for hair kept Finamore busy for more than 50 yearsMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - At 72, Paul V. Finamore is a former Marine sergeant and Marine sky diver. He's even been a champion third-degree black belt. But the battle he took on in his career beca...