Business Stories from October 27, 2014 (Change date)
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Dunkin' plans 'Croissant Donut' - not a 'Cronut'Oct 27, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Dunkin' Donuts plans to roll out a croissant-doughnut hybrid in the U.S. next week, but the company says please don't call it a "Cronut." The chain tells The ...
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Life after smartphones is robot cars for PanasonicOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - Panasonic Corp.'s ratings upgrade shows that its investment in self-driving autos and car batteries has breathed new life into the company as it scales back on consumer ...
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Long Island luxury emporium attracts one percentersOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - At Americana Manhasset, the salespeople know your closet better than you do. They call designers in Paris or Milan to find the perfect little black dress. They deliver s...
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Fed will likely signal no rate hike anytime soonOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - The global economy has slumped. Turmoil has gripped financial markets. And the U.S. job market, despite steady gains, still isn't fully healthy. Yet when the Federal Res...
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AClU calls on Christie to rescind mandatory quarantineOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey called on the state's governor, Chris Christie, to rescind a mandatory quarantine policy for health care workers returni...
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Harper president meets Obama over plans for high-tech trainingOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - Harper College President Kenneth Ender and members of a federal steering committee met with President Barack Obama in the West Wing Monday, to discuss training more work...
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S&P 500 ends with slight loss on oil, Europe woesOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Lower oil prices and more gloomy economic news from Europe tugged the U.S. stock market to a slight loss on Monday. Companies whose fortunes tend to follow g...
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Madoff five sentencings pushed back to DecemberOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - The sentencing of five former aides to Bernard Madoff who were found guilty of aiding his $17.5 billion fraud was delayed until mid-December after a federal judge in New...
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Medical pot dilemma: Where to get the first seeds?Oct 27, 2014 1:01 am - As more states legalize medical marijuana, there's one stage in the process nobody wants to talk about: the part where people still have to break the law. After growers ...
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Toyota tops Consumer Reports reliability rankingsOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - DETROIT - Toyota continues its winning streak atop Consumer Reports' annual reliability rankings. The company's Toyota and Lexus brands top the survey, while its Scion b...