Business Stories from October 17, 2017 (Change date)
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Univision goes dark for Verizon's cable customersOct 17, 2017 1:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Univision's channels have gone dark for Verizon's 4.7 million Fios cable customers because of a contract dispute. Verizon says Univision wants payments f...
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CNN's Chris Cuomo starting HLN series on gritty topicsOct 17, 2017 2:05 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - CNN's Chris Cuomo is hearkening back to his newsmagazine days with a series for the sister network HLN that initially touches on hot-button issues like t...
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Volvo's electric car brand Polestar unveils first modelOct 18, 2017 2:06 pm - BEIJING (AP) - Volvo Cars' performance electric car brand, Polestar, unveiled a four-seat coupe in lightweight carbon fiber as its first model Tuesday, adding to competi...
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Facebook buys anonymous teen compliment app TBHOct 18, 2017 12:45 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook has bought TBH, a teen-focused app that lets people give anonymous compliments to each other through polls and messages. Facebook on Tuesday con...
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UnitedHealth beats 3Q forecasts, helped by Optum growthOct 18, 2017 2:06 pm - UnitedHealth Group's third-quarter earnings soared 26 percent to beat Wall Street expectations as the nation's largest health insurer sold more coverage to retirees and ...
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Johnson & Johnson tops Street 3Q forecasts, hikes forecastOct 18, 2017 2:06 pm - Higher spending across the board drove Johnson & Johnson's third-quarter profit down 12 percent, despite a big sales jump fueled by recent acquisitions, hot new cancer d...
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Arlington Heights rejects apartment building as too largeOct 18, 2017 2:06 pm - Arlington Heights trustees rejected a developer's plans Monday to build a five-story, 88-unit apartment building on a long-vacant portion of land near the downtown. The ...
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Northwest Community opens AFib Clinic in Mount ProspectOct 17, 2017 1:33 pm - Northwest Community Healthcare has opened a clinic in Mount Prospect that specializes in atrial fibrillation. The AFib Clinic is at 199 W. Rand Road, in the same office ...
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Chicago officially submits bid for Amazon's 2nd headquartersOct 18, 2017 2:06 pm - The city of Chicago has officially submitted its bid to be home to Amazon's second headquarters. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner say the bid was submit...
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Survey: CEO say taxes, government challenges suburban businessesDec 15, 2017 12:07 pm - NIU/Business Ledger CEO survey finds taxes, government issues challenge suburban business growth