Business Stories from June 14, 2017 (Change date)
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Sales lift profits for Zara owner Inditex by 18 percentJun 14, 2017 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Zara fashion store owner Inditex says net profit jumped by 18 percent in the first quarter of its fiscal year thanks to booming sales and continued expansi...
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Court approves Marsh deals to sell 26 grocery storesJun 14, 2017 7:00 am - FISHERS, Ind. (AP) - A Marsh Supermarkets spokesman says a court is allowing the sale of 26 of its remaining stores to two Ohio-based grocery chains. Spokesman Tom Mulli...
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Chain store closing can be blow or blessing for small businessJun 14, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When big retail chains close stores, it can be a blow or a blessing for small businesses near the shuttered merchants. Many shoppers gravitate to a small...
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EU probes Nike, Universal, Sanrio over product distributionJun 14, 2017 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Commission is investigating whether Nike, Universal Studios and Japan's Sanrio are preventing traders from selling products across EU border...
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Netflix theater debate hits S. Korea as 'Okja' boycott loomsJun 14, 2017 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has an answer to where the controversy over the theatrical releases of Netflix movies started: his cinemati...
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Dolce & Gabbana calls out critics with boycott T-shirtsJun 14, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana is thumbing its nose at critics with a new campaign and apparel urging a boycott of the company. The company is sel...
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Insurers: We're off the hook, Duke Energy knew coal ash riskJun 14, 2017 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Dozens of insurance companies say they're not obligated to help pay for Duke Energy Corp.'s multi-billion dollar coal ash cleanup because the nation...
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Arkansas farmers sue over crop damage blamed on herbicideJun 14, 2017 7:00 am - JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - A group of Arkansas farmers have filed a class-action lawsuit against the makers of the herbicide dicamba that they blame for damaging their crops...
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Rolling Meadows to hire 'business advocate' instead of new directorJun 14, 2017 5:30 am - Rolling Meadows is restructuring its community development department and hiring a new “business advocate” tasked with recruiting and retaining businesses. The city coun...
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Aurora chamber receives 5-star accreditationJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - AURORA - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has awarded the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce with 5-Star Accreditation for its sound policies, effective organizational pro...
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