Business Stories from November 8, 2015 (Change date)
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Preckwinkle says she has votes for hotel tax hike business calls a job killerNov 11, 2015 11:13 am - County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Monday she has the nine votes she needs to impose a 1-percent hotel tax and plans to forge ahead with a Friday roll call, de...
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Business growth in Park Ridge with a new martial arts schoolNov 09, 2015 3:13 pm - The White House recently announced a Presidential Proclamation recognizing November as National Entrepreneurship Month, 2015. In recognition of this event, Summit Martia...
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Top male CEOs collect millions more in retirement funds than womenNov 10, 2015 5:09 am - Last week, a report on the divide between retirement funds for CEOs and the rest of us shared a startling statistic: All together, the 100 largest CEO retirement assets ...
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Teaching high school students about 401(k)sNov 09, 2015 5:24 am - In a pre-calculus class at John Champe High School in Loudoun County, Virginia, juniors and seniors are learning abstract mathematical concepts. And in a personal-financ...
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Work stress may be shaving years off your lifeNov 10, 2015 5:09 am - People often like to groan about how their job is "killing" them. Tragically, for some groups of people in the U.S., that statement appears to be true. A new study by re...
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Top 10 rising and falling buzzwords in tech job postingsNov 09, 2015 5:24 am - SEATTLE - Technology changes frequently, and so do its buzzwords. Some of the most effective terms a year ago, such as big data, no longer have the same cachet with job ...
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Japan its own enemy in push to improve cybersecurityNov 08, 2015 8:01 pm - OKINAWA, Japan (AP) - Apart from rogue hackers, criminal organizations or even state-backed cyberwarfare units, Japan's businesses and government agencies are facing a u...
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World Bank: Climate change could result in 100 million poorNov 08, 2015 1:31 pm - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Climate change could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 by disrupting agriculture and fueling the spread of malaria and othe...
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Dubai Airshow opens without big purchases by Gulf carriersNov 08, 2015 12:01 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The biennial Dubai Airshow opened its doors Sunday without any major purchasing deals announced, instead giving Arab Gulf carriers an ...
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Laborers stage protest as Dubai Airshow beginsNov 08, 2015 10:31 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Hundreds of migrant laborers staged a rare protest near the airport hosting the opening day of the biennial Dubai Airshow on Sunday to...
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