Business Stories from February 3, 2015 (Change date)
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Video shows plane clip highway bridge in TaiwanFeb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Rescuers used a crane to hoist a wrecked TransAsia Airways plane from a shallow river in Taiwan's capital late Wednesday as they searched into the ...
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South Elgin kills taxi regs rather than add ride-share rulesFeb 03, 2015 4:30 am - Rather than tackling the thorny issue of how to regulate the ride-share industry, the village of South Elgin decided instead to do away with taxi regulations. The South ...
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Elgin man killed when machine explodes in Carol StreamFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - A 35-year-old Elgin man was killed late Monday night when the machinery he was working on exploded inside a Carol Stream factory, authorities said. Chad Nelson was usin...
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Super Bowl ads are hit for Like a girl, miss for NationwideFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - The Super Bowl ads once again stole the show for many viewers, despite a nail-biting end to the New England Patriots' win over the Seattle Seahawks. Critics were quick t...
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Obama-GOP overlap? Public works, corporate taxes, defenseFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - There are reasons President Barack Obama and his aides will argue that his new budget can be the start of a negotiation with the Republican controlled ...
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Study: Many herbal supplements aren't what the label saysFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. — Bottles of Walmart-brand echinacea, an herb said to ward off colds, were found to contain no echinacea at all. GNC-brand bottles of St. John's wort, toute...
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Say goodbye to gas prices under $2 a gallonFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - Remember, a few weeks ago, when gas prices dipped below $2 a gallon? Those days aren't coming back anytime soon. Gas prices in the suburbs jumped about 12 cents per gall...
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Des Plaines seeks developer for vacant Mannheim-Higgins parcelFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - Des Plaines officials on Tuesday formally issued a request for proposals in hopes of developing a long-vacant, city-owned property at Mannheim and Higgins roads. "The ci...
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UPS hits lowered target for 4Q profit, 2015 forecast tepidFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) - Higher spending to gear up for the crush of holiday-package deliveries pushed fourth-quarter profit down 61 percent at U...
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Aetna 4Q profit drops but meets forecasts, guidance climbsFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - Aetna's fourth-quarter earnings slid 37 percent as the health insurer spent more to grow its business, but its performance matched expectations, and the company raised i...