Business Stories from October 3, 2017 (Change date)
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Northwestern Mutual-Chicago Fosters Friendly Competition at Office OlympicsOct 05, 2017 7:38 am - Competitive spirits were on display as the Rosemont-based financial planning firm headed to their Annual Office Olympics at Catherine Chevalier Woods. "We are a collabor...
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Coates promotes new book 'We Were Eight Years in Power'Oct 03, 2017 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - On publication day for his new book, Ta-Nehisi Coates had personal and political thoughts to share. The award-winning author and journalist spoke before ...
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Football ratings down on weekend of boycottOct 03, 2017 4:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The National Football League is continuing a steady decline in audience, with its fourth week of games having the smallest audience on a weekend when som...
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Nielsen's top programs for Sept. 25-Oct. 1Oct 03, 2017 3:30 pm - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Sept. 25-Oct. 1. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 17.66 million. ...
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Walmart, honing same-day delivery skills, buys NYC's ParcelOct 03, 2017 4:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Walmart doesn't have stores in New York City, but it's looking to deliver same-day service to residents. The company said Tuesday that it has acquired de...
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Grains lower, livestock higherOct 03, 2017 9:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. delivery was up 2.40 cents at $4.4720 a bushel; Dec corn l...
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Uber undercuts ex-CEO, other early investors in power playOct 03, 2017 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Uber is curbing the power of former CEO Travis Kalanick and taking on Japan's SoftBank Group as a major new investor as the ride-hailing service tri...
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Ford plans $14B in cost cuts as part of new CEO's strategyOct 03, 2017 6:30 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co.'s new CEO plans to cut $14 billion in costs, drop some car models and focus the company's resources on trucks, SUVs and electric vehicles a...
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Fire badly damages barns at Indiana egg-producing facilityOct 03, 2017 10:05 am - NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. (AP) - A fire burning for hours destroyed several large barns at an egg-producing facility in northern Indiana. WPTA-TV reports that crews respond...
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Retail group expects holiday sales to rise 3.6 to 4 percentOct 03, 2017 1:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - With stores closing and retailers filing for bankruptcy, a trade group says it still expects holiday sales to at least match the 3.6 percent growth of a ...
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