Business Stories from June 24, 2014 (Change date)
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Woman or machine? New robots look creepily humanJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - TOKYO - The new robot guides at a Tokyo museum look so eerily human and speak so smoothly they almost outdo people - almost. Japanese robotics expert Hiroshi Ishiguro,...
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U.S. consumer confidence reaches a 6-year highJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. consumers are more confident about the economy than they have been in more than six years. The Conference Board's confidence index rose to 85.2 this mo...
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Money men tally cost of climate changeJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Climate change is likely to exact enormous costs on U.S. regional economies in the form of lost property, reduced industrial output and more deaths, according...
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U.S. new home sales rocket higher in MayJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes rose in May to the highest level in six years, providing the strongest signal yet that housing is recovering from a recent slowdown....
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Big red grill will mark Weber site in Rolling MeadowsJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - Weber-Stephens will install a signature big red kettle "grill" at its new "headquarters of the Americas" in Rolling Meadows. The kettle, measuring 20 feet tall and 13 fe...
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U.S. home prices rise at slowest pace in 13 monthsJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices rose in April from a year ago at the slowest pace in 13 months, reflecting a recent drop-off in sales. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 2...
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Japan unveils strategy to restore cutting edgeJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe formally announced Tuesday an outline of his long-awaited growth strategy, a slew of reforms meant to revitalize the economy a...
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Archivist: IRS didn't follow law with lost emailsJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service did not follow the law when it failed to report the loss of records belonging to a senior IRS executive, the nation's top archi...
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Schaumburg sees Zurich office becoming 'icon for the area'Jun 24, 2014 1:00 am - Zurich North America kicked off construction Tuesday on what Schaumburg officials say will become an iconic building on the Motorola Solutions campus. The insurance comp...
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