Business Stories from December 31, 2015 (Change date)
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Social media, upgraded theaters help drive $11 billion yearDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - It takes more than "Star Wars" to make an $11 billion year. Disney and J.J. Abrams pushed 2015 over the mark days before its conclusion, but many fact...
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Correction: Financial Markets-The Year in Deals storyDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a story Dec. 30 about global deals, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Dow DuPont's products will include Ziploc bags and Saran Wrap. Dow ...
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Market volatility causes IPO market to stall out in 2015Dec 31, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The volatile trading that defined 2015 led to a very choppy market for companies wanting to go public this year. The number of U.S. companies that succes...
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Grain mixed, livestock mixedDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery was .25 cent higher at $4.7020 a bushel; March ...
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Chimerix and NuStar are big market moversDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market: NYSE Lockheed Martin Corp., down $...
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Biggest container ship to visit US enters San Francisco BayDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The largest container ship to visit the U.S. passed under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco before arriving at the Port of Oakland. The nearly...
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Motorola, Schaumburg to start splitting up campusDec 31, 2015 4:40 am - Motorola Solutions will begin the process of selling off its longtime global headquarters in Schaumburg next month by dividing it into five parcels. The parcels will inc...
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General Employment acquires Paladin ConsultingDec 31, 2015 12:00 am - NAPERVILLE - General Employment Enterprises, said it has acquired Dallas-based information technology and professional staffing company Paladin Consulting, Inc., effecti...
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Kelmscott employees help food pantryDec 31, 2015 12:00 am - AURORA - The staff of Aurora-based Kelmscott Communications in Aurora volunteered at the Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry to help provide food to more than 1,000 local fami...
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Wauconda chamber sets networking sessionDec 31, 2015 12:00 am - Networking session set WAUCONDA - Wauconda Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber will hold its bimonthly Business Before Hours meeting from 7:15-8:30 a.m. Monday at Wauconda ...