Business Stories from November 19, 2015 (Change date)
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Best Buy reports weak 3Q sales, cautious outlookNov 19, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Best Buy shares plunged Thursday after reporting disappointing quarterly sales and a cautious outlook for the key holiday shopping season as it faces pri...
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KaloBios stock rockets after investment from ShkreliNov 19, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of cancer drug developer KaloBios Pharmaceuticals rocketed higher Thursday after controversial investor Martin Shkreli led a group that took a maj...
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Average US rate on 30-year mortgage slips to 3.97 percentNov 19, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged slightly lower this week after two straight weeks of sharp increases. Expectations persist that the Federal...
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A glance at disputed passages in 'Three Cups of Tea'Nov 19, 2015 6:00 am - HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Greg Mortenson's best-selling book "Three Cups of Tea" came under intense scrutiny after "60 Minutes," author Jon Krakauer and some people in the bo...
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Downtown Libertyville expects parking crunch while deck is builtNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - Construction fencing won't go up for another few months, but efforts are in full swing to prepare drivers and businesses for what is expected to be a disruptive time in ...
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New Des Plaines warehouse employs people with developmental disabilitiesNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - Adults with developmental disabilities and special education students are among those helping to pick, pack and ship products at a 63,000-square-foot warehouse that has ...
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Thousands of commuters embrace Metra's ticketing app debutNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - More than 20,000 transit riders had downloaded a smartphone app allowing virtual ticketing on Metra before the evening rush Thursday, officials said. The Ventra app debu...
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North Aurora approves apartments where Wal-Mart once plannedNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - North Aurora officials have approved building 300 apartments where a Wal-Mart store was planned. Continental Properties of Wisconsin plans to buy the land and build the ...
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Cheese shop opens in downtown Glen EllynNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - GLEN ELLYN - Marché, a cheese shop from the owners of Marcel's Culinary Experience, has opened at 496 N. Main St. in Glen Ellyn. Marché sells a curated and evolving coll...
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Burger King opening in Carpentersville next yearNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - Carpentersville residents will soon have another option for fast food along Randall Road. The village board this week approved the development of a Burger King restaura...