Business Stories from January 31, 2018 (Change date)
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Anthem's 4Q profit surges on higher rates, tax benefitJan 31, 2018 6:00 am - Anthem's fourth-quarter profit more than doubled as the Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer raised rates to cover rising costs and became the latest company to report a huge ...
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Lilly reports 4Q lossJan 31, 2018 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY) on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.66 billion, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The...
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Pharmacist in meningitis outbreak gets 8 years in prisonJan 31, 2018 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts pharmacist convicted for his role in a deadly 2012 meningitis outbreak fought through sobs as he apologized to victims and their families W...
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Grains mixed, livestock mixedJan 31, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly lower Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery was unchanged at $4.54 a bushel; March ...
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Why did Melania wear white? Some see hidden meaningsJan 31, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Twitter went wild with speculation when first lady Melania Trump showed up for her husband's first State of the Union address in an ivory Christian Dior pan...
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German government raises 2018 growth forecast to 2.4 percentJan 31, 2018 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The German government forecast Wednesday that the country's economy, Europe's biggest, will grow by 2.4 percent this year, lifting its previous prediction ...
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Oreo maker Mondelez posts better-than-expected 4Q earningsJan 31, 2018 6:00 am - DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Mondelez reported-better-than expected adjusted earnings for the fourth quarter Wednesday, helped by growing sales of Oreo cookies, Trident gum an...
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Health care's Three Amigos? The big names behind a new pushJan 31, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Three guys walk into a bar. They're Warren Buffett, Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos and JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon. They decide to transform the American healt...
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On a better savings course: US retirement score risesJan 31, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Americans' retirement savings are in the best shape they've been in more than a decade. So says a survey by Fidelity Investments, which looked at more th...
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Itasca Bank appoints Jendo to HR directorJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - Jessica Jendo was recently appointed vice president/director of human resources at Itasca Bank & Trust Co. in Itasca. She was previously a vice president and senior offi...