Business Stories from November 19, 2014 (Change date)
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Target rebounds in third quarter on solid salesNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - Target reported a 3.2 percent rise in its third-quarter profit, beating Wall Street expectations as shoppers spent more on beauty products and back-to-school fashions. ...
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Hotel plan moves forward for Naperville's Water Street DistrictNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - Plans to build a downtown Naperville hotel as part of the $93 million Water Street District project have taken another step forward. The city council voted 6-2 Tuesday t...
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Apple-Google no-poaching evidence sparks antitrust suitsNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - Evidence produced against Apple Inc., Google Inc. and some Silicon Valley cohorts about an alleged conspiracy not to recruit each other's employees has sparked new lawsu...
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'Mr. Fix It' to broadcast live from Lake ZurichNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - "Mr. Fix It" with Lou Manfredini will be broadcast live from American Sale, 748 S. Rand Road, Lake Zurich, on Nov. 22, from 7 to 10 a.m. Shoppers will have a chance to m...
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Free-luggage era ends at Jetblue on cheapest faresNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - JetBlue Airways Corp. will add a bag-check fee for fliers buying the cheapest tickets, ending its status as a holdout in the U.S. industry against charging extra for lug...
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GM analysts cite cheap shares as best buyNov 19, 2014 12:00 am - If relative value means anything, General Motors Co. may be the best buy in the auto industry. That, at least, is the consensus of bullish analysts, who are extolling th...
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McDonald's Moscow restaurant reopens after shutdownNov 19, 2014 12:00 am - OakBrook-based McDonald's Corp.'s largest restaurant in Russia reopened after local officials shuttered the location for three months, an optimistic sign for a company t...
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Mortgage applications rise on jump in home purchasesNov 19, 2014 12:00 am - Mortgage applications in the U.S. rose last week for the first time in a month on the biggest gain in home purchases since March 2013. The Mortgage Bankers Association's...
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Durbin said to oppose Obama's choice for Treasury chiefNov 19, 2014 12:00 am - Second-ranking Senate Democrat Richard Durbin will oppose the nomination of Antonio Weiss to a top Treasury position, a Senate Democratic aide said today. Durbin of Illi...
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Single-family housing starts in U.S. rise along with permitsNov 19, 2014 12:00 am - Groundbreaking for single-family homes climbed in October and permits for all future projects reached a six-year high to signal construction will add to U.S. economic gr...