Business Stories from September 6, 2017 (Change date)
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Hurricane impacts talks between pipeline company, stateSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Hurricane Harvey has impacted the pace of negotiations between the company that built the Dakota Access oil pipeline and North Dakota regulators in...
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Grain lower, Livestock higherSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept delivery was lower 5.40 cents at $4.25 a bushel; Sept co...
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CSX says its rail service is improving after major delaysSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - CSX railroad said Wednesday that its service is improving after a summer marked by delays as it overhauled its operations. But despite the reported im...
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Working poor on Minden Street exhausted after HarveySep 06, 2017 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Like many of his neighbors on flood-ravaged Minden Street, Lino Saldana knows if he doesn't work, he doesn't get paid. As volunteers helped him rip out wa...
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Danish drugmaker reaches settlement with US authoritiesSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk says it has reached a $46.5 million settlement with U.S. authorities over allegations that it hadn't properly c...
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Facebook: Accounts from Russia bought ads during US campaignSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of fake Facebook accounts, probably run from Russia, spent about $100,000 on ads aimed at stirring up divisive issues such as gun control and ...
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Ameren to try again for Missouri approval of new power lineSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - An Ameren Corp. subsidiary plans to try again to get Missouri approval for a high-voltage power line after changing its route and getting cons...
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United Continental cuts outlook on Harvey impact, fuel costsSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - United Airlines said Wednesday that Hurricane Harvey and a fare war contributed to a loss of $400 million in expected revenue, and the storm saddled the co...
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Naperville sales tax talk turns to internet salesSep 06, 2017 5:30 am - As Naperville officials consider raising the local sales tax in their city, they also turned their attention Tuesday night to the way sales tax is charged - or not charg...
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Carpentersville offering tax incentives for business park beautificationSep 06, 2017 5:30 am - Carpentersville is offering tax incentives to encourage businesses in the Spring Hill Center for Commerce and Industry to beautify their properties. The village board o...