Business Stories from December 23, 2014 (Change date)
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Gift ideas for last-minute shoppersDec 25, 2014 7:41 am - You could say it's crunchtime. It's Christmas Eve, and you've got your work cut out for you if haven't finished Christmas shopping yet. But you don't need to panic. Ther...
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Investors expect higher stocks in 2015, but also turbulenceDec 23, 2014 5:35 am - NEW YORK - Can the U.S. hold everyone else above water? That is the question investors are asking as Wall Street heads into 2015. A strong U.S. economy helped propel th...
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Ugly Christmas sweater season: When trash is treasureDec 24, 2014 6:52 am - Elbow deep in ugly, the Christmas sweater connoisseur is immersed in a daily ritual: bows and bears, sequins and shoulder pads, gold glitter thread woven into nondenomin...
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U.S. consumer spending up solid 0.6% in NovemberDec 24, 2014 6:50 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer spending rose at the fastest pace in three months in November, while income posted the best gain in five months - both encouraging signs for ...
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Connecticut Colt gun factory to be national parkDec 23, 2014 5:53 am - HARTFORD, Conn. - As a decade-long push to make a national park out of Samuel Colt's 19th-century gun factory won approval, elected officials hailed the project as a way...
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Libertyville restaurant finedDec 24, 2014 7:01 am - A well-known restaurant in downtown Libertyville was fined and will have its liquor license suspended for a day. Shakou, 625 N. Milwaukee Ave., received a one-day suspen...
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U.S. new home sales fall 1.6 percent in NovemberDec 23, 2014 1:10 pm - WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes fell in November, evidence that recent job gains have yet to boost the housing sector. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that new...
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U.S. orders for durable goods fall 0.7 percent in NovemberDec 24, 2014 6:50 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. factory orders for long-lasting manufactured goods slumped in November, largely due to falling demand in the military and defense sectors. The Comm...
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U.S. economy grew at fast 5 pct. annual rate in Q3Dec 24, 2014 6:50 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a sizzling 5 percent annual rate in the July-September period, the fastest in more than a decade, fueled by higher consumer spendin...
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A look at the biggest donors of the 2014 electionDec 23, 2014 9:24 pm - WASHINGTON • Big-dollar donors helped inject hundreds of millions into the 2014 midterm federal elections. A look at some of the biggest donors of the election cycle: ...
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