Business Stories from February 4, 2018 (Change date)
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A snapshot of Jerome Powell, who becomes Fed chairman MondayFeb 04, 2018 6:00 am - NAME: Jerome H. "Jay" Powell BIRTHDATE: Feb. 4, 1953 BIRTHPLACE: Washington, D.C. EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in politics, Princeton University, 1975; law degree, Georg...
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7 weeks later, 'Jumanji' is no. 1 at box officeFeb 04, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK - The heir to "Titanic" is ... "Jumanji: Welcome the Jungle"? For the first time since James Cameron's 1998 disaster epic, a December release has topped the wee...
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Woman at top of her game seeks girls with a cyber-aptitudeFeb 04, 2018 6:00 am - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Dora Schriro, Connecticut's public safety commissioner, knows what it's like to be a woman in the male-dominated world of criminal justice, so she...
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Trump era throws wrench into grad students' hopes for unionsFeb 04, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Graduate teaching assistants at private universities had high hopes 18 months ago when a federal labor board ruled that they had a right to collective ba...
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Billionaire takes a property tax stand over pooping geeseFeb 04, 2018 6:00 am - Billionaire Tom Golisano says he tried stringing up fishing line, spraying smelly repellent and even posting a wolf decoy, but nothing could rid his lakeside vacation ho...
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The Powell era at the Fed seems sure to face some turbulenceFeb 04, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When Jerome Powell is sworn in Monday as the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, the pride of the moment may be tempered by Powell's recognition of th...
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401(k) boom brings urge to splurgeFeb 04, 2018 12:00 am - Last week, financial adviser Joseph Kelly visited a client who had seen the value of his retirement savings soar, thanks to a surging stock market. "He said his account ...
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How to get your co-workers' attention when telecommutingFeb 04, 2018 12:00 am - Q: I work for a large employer with a very generous work-at-home program. Some employees don't have assigned office space, and we have flexible scheduling, so people are...
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Snow makes for hazardous evening commuteFeb 04, 2018 12:00 am - Another round of accumulating snow hit the suburbs today, making for a slow and hazardous evening commute. Up to 5 inches of snow in total 0could fall in parts of northe...
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Terror, pot, unions: Why security guard pay is on the riseFeb 04, 2018 12:00 am - Despite the lowest unemployment rate since 2000, wages for American workers rose at a relatively tepid pace last year. For security guards, it's a different story. Avera...
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