Business Stories from June 19, 2014 (Change date)
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World markets rise on Fed rate plansJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - HONG KONG - Most world stock markets rallied Thursday after the Federal Reserve signaled that U.S. interest rates would remain at record lows. Equity investors had been...
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Latest Wisconsin, national jobs numbers comingJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - MADISON, Wis. - The latest jobs numbers showing how well Wisconsin did in creating jobs compared with other states is set to be released. The numbers from the U.S. Burea...
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Late recovery gives S&P 500 another record closeJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - Investors remained in a record-setting mood Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at an all-time high for the second time in two days and notched its fifth ga...
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Quad/Graphics to close Woodstock printing plantJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - About 500 workers in Illinois will lose their jobs when Quad/Graphics closes its printing operation in Woodstock later this year. The closing stems from Quad/Graphics' r...
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75 CDC scientists possibly exposed to anthraxJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - About 75 scientists may have been exposed to live anthrax bacteria in U.S. government laboratories in Atlanta and are being treated to prevent the infection, the Centers...
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Camping World/Good Sam plans market expansions in 2015Jun 19, 2014 1:01 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Camping World and Good Sam announced plans to expand its operations in three Eastern U.S. markets in 2015. The Atlanta (Newnan area), Georgia, Greensboro,...
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NCAA president: Pay could destroy college sportsJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - OAKLAND, Calif. - NCAA President Mark Emmert stuck to his contention that amateurism is the core of college athletics, saying any effort to pay players would destroy a f...
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Fewer Americans applying for jobless aidJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, as the number of people collecting jobless aid fell to its lowest level in more than six years. The ...
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Chicago, AFSCME reach tentative 5-year contractJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - The city of Chicago and the state's largest public employees union have agreed on a tentative five-year contract. No details on the deal were released by either the city...
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Gauge of U.S. economy gains 0.5 percent in MayJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - A gauge designed to predict the economy's future health increased for a fourth month in May, providing further evidence that the economy is gaining strength...