All Stories from October 4, 2015 (Change date)
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Why can't L.L. Bean keep the darn duck boots in stock?Oct 04, 2015 7:42 am - L.L. Bean struggled to keep up with demand for its popular duck boots last holiday season and wound up with 100,000 back-ordered pairs and no way to make them fast enoug...
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TV ads are about to get personal with new targeting toolsOct 04, 2015 7:41 am - A phone company's ad reaches a consumer looking for a new wireless plan. A car commercial is seen by a driver whose auto lease is about to expire. A bank gets its messag...
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Prestige schools team up on redesigned college applicationOct 04, 2015 7:41 am - More than 80 of the most selective colleges and universities are teaming up to design a new application system that aims to deepen engagement with high school students, ...
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Tesla may see bounce from VW's 'dieselgate' as it unveils Model X SUVsOct 04, 2015 7:39 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla Motors, the smallest publicly held U.S. automaker, debuted the first of its Model X sport utility vehicles Tuesday evening amid growing scrutiny of...
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Grant Thornton plans to offer unlimited vacation days in U.S.Oct 04, 2015 7:38 am - Grant Thornton, the sixth-largest U.S. accounting firm, will offer U.S. employees unlimited time off, a strategy it hopes will entice workers from rivals with traditiona...
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Business VIPs were hot dates at state dinnerOct 04, 2015 7:37 am - WASHINGTON - A state dinner invitation is, for most people, a once-in-a-lifetime event, which means spouses or mothers are the preferred dates. But at Friday's White Hou...
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Junk or AAA? Rating split plagues Chicago as it borrows billionsOct 04, 2015 7:36 am - What's Chicago's risk to municipal-bond investors? It depends on which credit-rating company you ask. In the eyes of Moody's Investors Service, most of the $20 billion o...
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Google's self-driving car offers smooth test rideOct 04, 2015 7:34 am - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif - Three SUVs - looking like they just pulled out of a car wash - sit waiting in front of the Google X headquarters. The Lexus logo has been stripped...
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Behold Tesla's very smart, very fast and very pricey SUVOct 04, 2015 7:33 am - The room was packed and excited in Fremont, California, as Elon Musk unveiled Tesla's new all-electric Model X SUV, so excited after long production delays that the crow...
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A key tenet of Yellen's 'lowflation' call might be off the markOct 04, 2015 7:32 am - One of Janet Yellen's big reasons for thinking inflation will stay subdued may be built on a shaky foundation. During her latest speech, the Fed chair indicated that"att...