Business Stories from August 15, 2014 (Change date)
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U.S. producer prices rise just 0.1 percent in JulyAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - Falling gasoline costs lowered the prices that U.S. companies received for their goods and services last month, keeping overall inflation in check. The Labor Department...
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Berkshire Hathaway stock tops $200,000Aug 15, 2014 1:01 am - OMAHA, Neb. - Naysayers have been calling shares of Warren Buffett's company overpriced for decades. But Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock, which first topped $1,000 in ...
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IRS failed to do background checks on contractorsAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON - A government investigator says the IRS failed to do background checks on some private contractors who handled confidential taxpayer informa...
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Coca-Cola bets on energy drinks with Monster stakeAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press ATLANTA - Coca-Cola is buying a 16.7 percent stake in Monster Beverage for $2.15 billion, with the world's biggest soda maker hoping to benefit from the...
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'Fort Knox' security for Illinois marijuana tradeAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - Medical marijuana in Illinois will be encased in vaults, monitored by security guards and protected by fingerprint-recognition biometrics. It will be grown in enclosed, ...
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Jewel-Osco offers help to consumers after data breachAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - John Berg of Fox River Grove uses a bank-issued Visa credit card when he shops, including as a regular customer at Jewel-Osco. On Wednesday, he received a call from the ...
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No bidders for possibly booby-trapped landAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - CONCORD, N.H. - No one bid for the compound of a tax-evading couple convicted of amassing an arsenal of weapons and holding federal law enforcement officials at bay for ...
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