Business Stories from January 12, 2017 (Change date)
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ECB extended stimulus as 'steady hand' in turbulent yearJan 12, 2017 6:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Top officials of the European Central Bank wanted to extend stimulus measures in December in part to protect the eurozone economy from what cou...
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Fed Chair Yellen cites income gap among long-term risksJan 12, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy is on solid ground now but it faces long-term risks posed by slow productivity growth and the widening income gap, Federal Reserve Cha...
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Delta posts better-than expected 4Q revenueJan 12, 2017 6:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Delta reported better-than-expected revenue in the fourth quarter, while its adjusted profit met Wall Street's view. The airline benefited from lower fuel...
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Pay gap between college grads and everyone else at a recordJan 12, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans with no more than a high school diploma have fallen so far behind college graduates in their economic lives that the earnings gap between col...
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Elgin council favors 2 a.m. closing time for Smooth Fox barJan 12, 2017 4:31 am - Elgin officials want a downtown bar to close by 2 a.m. to try to prevent further disturbances in the early morning hours, the latest one involving a woman who fired two ...
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Constable: Another convention with reason to celebrateJan 12, 2017 4:30 am - Those dreadful summers of a few years ago are all forgotten now. This weekend's 2017 convention celebrates last year's success, while predicting more of the same for thi...
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Allstate expands team to seek more investmentsJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Allstate has hired a team of six investment professionals to further manage source and manage investments, the company said. "We're thrilled with the flexible and so...
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Discover Bank named in Best Banks listJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Discover Bank has been named one of the Best Banks of 2017 as part of the fifth annual banking survey by GoBankingRates, a personal finance website. Discover, based...
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Rosemont extends cleaning contracts with mayor's brotherJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Bomark Cleaning Service, run by Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens' brother Mark, is getting contract extensions at higher rates to clean the village-owned Allstate Arena and ...
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Conor Commercial closes two leases in BolingbrookJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Conor Commercial Real Estate, a member of The McShane Companies, recently finalized two long-term lease transactions with Black Horse Carriers and Trane U.S. Inc. at...