Business Stories from February 1, 2015 (Change date)
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Valentine chocolates featured at Morkes AlgonquinFeb 02, 2015 2:36 pm - The chocolate dipping won't stop between now and Valentine's Day. At Morkes Chocolates in Algonquin, workers are dipping huge, juicy, plump strawberries into milk chocol...
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Ford and Staples are big market moversFeb 03, 2015 3:03 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Ford Motor Co., up 38 cents to...
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Late surge in the energy sector leaves stock indexes higherFeb 02, 2015 2:33 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A late rally led by energy companies pushed U.S. stock indexes to a higher close. Better-than-expected earnings from Exxon Mobil and a recovery in the pr...
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'American Sniper' box office revised down to $30.7MFeb 02, 2015 3:05 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - It turned out Monday that "American Sniper" was also stopped on the goal line, just short of a box-office record. Estimates Sunday had Clint Eastwood's I...
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Wirtz Beverage employees, Salute team up to help vetFeb 03, 2015 9:57 am - Around the Palatine offices of Salute Inc. — the nonprofit organization that helps returning military — they call them “bluebirds.” “They're blessings that fly in out of...
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Grain higher, livestock mostly lowerFeb 03, 2015 2:03 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar delivery gained 21 cents to $5.1375 a bushel; Mar corn advanced 16 cents to...
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BP workers remain on job at Indiana's Whiting refineryFeb 02, 2015 2:05 pm - WHITING, Ind. (AP) - Workers at BP's sprawling northwestern Indiana oil refinery remain on the job even as many U.S. refinery workers are taking part in a walkout. The U...
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Grain higher, livestock lowerFeb 03, 2015 9:03 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar delivery was unchanged at $4.9275 a bushel; Mar corn was 7...
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How can Google snap its stock out of its stupor?Feb 02, 2015 10:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google has turned into a stock market laggard as the shift to mobile devices has lowered the Internet search leader's digital ad prices and the comp...
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Businesses stay clear of using Super Bowl nameFeb 02, 2015 10:01 am - PHOENIX - It is the game that must not be named - at least not without permission. For most people, the game Sunday between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks...
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