Business Stories from July 28, 2014 (Change date)
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Contracts to buy US homes slip in JuneJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in June, as the real estate market appears to have cooled off this summer. The National Association of Realtors says its se...
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Japan to step up sanctions against RussiaJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press TOKYO - Japan is stepping up sanctions against Russia over the unrest in Ukraine. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday the sanctions inclu...
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Meat scare banishes most burgers in ShanghaiJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - If you want a burger from McDonald's Corp. in China's biggest cities, you'll have to get one made from fish. Beef, pork and chicken items were eliminated at the U.S.- ba...
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Virus drugmaker fights pediatricians' new adviceJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - A drugmaker is clashing with pediatricians over new recommendations to limit use of a costly medicine for preventing serious lung problems in preemies and other high-ris...
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China gets Xbox as Microsoft beats rivals to $10 billion marketJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - It's game on in China, as Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox One becomes the first entertainment console to hit the market after the end of a 13-year ban. Microsoft today began taki...
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Ebay to try selling auto mechanics' services in new offeringcJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - EBay Inc. plans to experiment with selling auto mechanics' services alongside car parts, said Devin Wenig, president of the marketplaces business, in an expansion of the...
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International Trade Center helping Lake County businesses growJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - An interview with Frank Brisbois, director of the Illinois Small Business Development & International Trade Center at the College of Lake County. Q: Tell us about the SB...
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Hbo pushes web expansion as Bewkes seeks to fend off MurdochJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - Jeff Bewkes is looking to the Internet to accelerate growth at his prized TV network, HBO, as he seeks to demonstrate to investors that Time Warner Inc. is worth more on...
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U.S. companies increasingly fish for growth overseasJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - Major U.S. companies are starting to reap their most rapid growth in fertile lands of opportunity far from home. Technology trendsetters Apple Inc., Google Inc., Faceboo...
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Dollar Tree buying Family Dollar for $8.5 billionJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Dollar Tree is buying rival discount store Family Dollar in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $8.5 billion. Stockholders of Family Dollar Stores will rece...