Business Stories from January 6, 2015 (Change date)
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Fate uncertain for bill to end Sunday alcohol sales banJan 07, 2015 12:05 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A House committee chairman says he hasn't decided if he'll allow a hearing on a proposal to end Indiana's long-running ban on retail stores selling a...
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Bonds rally as stocks and oil prices extend slumpsJan 07, 2015 5:55 am - NEW YORK - The U.S. economy ended last year on a tear, but financial markets are saying the outlook for this year is less bright. Stocks continued to retreat from their ...
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ComEd plans to begin smart meter installation next month in Lake ZurichJan 08, 2015 7:31 am - Electric-meter readers soon will be sidelined in Lake Zurich. Installation of ComEd's so-called smart meters will start next month in Lake Zurich, which is among the sm...
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College Football Playoff wants to be ubiquitous sports brandJan 07, 2015 9:16 am - NEW YORK - The Super Bowl did not start as the Super Bowl. The NCAA men's basketball tournament eventually came to be known as March Madness, and its semifinals as the F...
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Pharmacy surge helps boost Walgreen's December salesJan 07, 2015 2:02 pm - A big leap in pharmacy sales and a calendar shift helped Deerfield-based Walgreen's revenue from established stores climb 9.2 percent last month. The nation's largest d...
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UL offers consumers a one-stop for safety issues, recallsJan 08, 2015 4:25 pm - Northbrook-based UL, a safety science company, has launched SafeBee.com, a website that warehouses countless product recalls, alerts, reports on various topics and other...
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California to begin work on nation's first bullet trainJan 07, 2015 6:08 am - FRESNO, Calif. - California's high-speed rail project reaches a milestone Tuesday as officials mark the start of work on the nation's first bullet train, which is design...
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Cubs, WGN set to announce new TV dealJan 08, 2015 7:31 am - The Cubs are safe at home on WGN-TV. The team, along with its longtime television partner, is expected to announce this week a new five-year deal that will have "good o...
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White House says it will veto bill to approve oil pipelineJan 06, 2015 1:24 pm - WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto the first piece of legislation introduced in the Republican-controlled Senate, a bill approving the much-delay...
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