Business Stories from November 10, 2016 (Change date)
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Disney embraces streaming as ratings sagNov 10, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As more and more people get their favorite TV shows and movies online, Disney is also learning to embrace the stream. The Walt Disney Co. once resisted o...
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Macy's says clothing sales strong, gives better outlookNov 10, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Macy's raised its sales outlook for the year after it said business improved in the third quarter, and cited stronger clothing sales that spanned the men...
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FCC concerned about AT&T exempting DirecTV from data capsNov 10, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Federal regulators say that they are concerned that AT&T's exempting its DirecTV unit from cellphone data caps could hurt competition. AT&T lets customer...
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Taxes? Trade? How Trump could affect key areas of economyNov 10, 2016 6:00 am - Donald Trump won the presidency by pledging to restore a vanished and golden economic era, when growth roared, factory jobs flourished and America sat unchallenged atop ...
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After beating Spartans, Illini hope to upset No. 7 BadgersNov 10, 2016 6:00 am - Illinois (3-6, 2-4 Big Ten) at Wisconsin (7-2, 4-2, No. 7 CFP), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Line: Wisconsin by 27. Series record: Wisconsin leads 39-36-7. WHAT'S AT STAKE A week a...
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After off-mark polls, some question value of 'big data'Nov 10, 2016 6:00 am - For an American public that relies on data for everything from where to find the best taco to the likely victor in a baseball game, Election Day offered a jarring wake-u...
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Add about 10% to cost of pop: Cook County OKs soda taxNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday narrowly passed a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages, but only after Board President Toni Preckwinkle came in...
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Former owner of Naperville's Hollywood Palms theater sentenced to 5 yearsNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - The former owner of the Hollywood Palms cinema in Naperville and the Hollywood Blvd. movie theater in Woodridge is off to prison for cheating the government out of milli...
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Rubicon plant shutdown results in 3Q share lossNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - BENSENVILLE - Rubicon Technology said write down costs associated with the closing of a plant in Malaysia resulted in a 94 cent loss per share in the third quarter of 20...
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Ace Computers partners with institute for deep learning workstationsNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - ELK GROVE VILLAGE - Ace Computers is providing deep learning workstations to a major U.S. research institution involved in leading-edge robotics and computational percep...