Business Stories from December 14, 2018 (Change date)
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In a plot twist, Spirit tops US airlines in on-time arrivalsDec 14, 2018 4:00 pm - DALLAS (AP) - Spirit Airlines tops the latest ratings for on-time flights, a big turnaround for a discount carrier that consistently ranked as the tardiest airline in Am...
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Obama-era rule leads to $150M in student loan forgivenessDec 14, 2018 3:30 pm - The U.S. Education Department said it will forgive $150 million in federal student loans as part of a 2016 rule that Secretary Betsy DeVos previously tried to block. Dep...
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Farmers buoyed but cautious as China resumes buying soybeansDec 14, 2018 8:30 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The resumption of soybean sales to China this week is encouraging to American farmers who have seen the value of their crop plummet amid a trade wa...
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Students at Iowa college drop union organizing effortDec 14, 2018 3:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Students at an Iowa college said Friday they want to drop their effort to expand a union representing student workers because they fear a federal...
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Grains mostly higher, Grains mixedDec 14, 2018 9:30 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. delivery was rose .20 cents at $5.3420 a bushel; Dec. corn...
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Facebook: New bug allowed apps to access private photos of millions of usersDec 17, 2018 6:13 am - Facebook on Friday revealed that a major software bug may have allowed third-party apps to wrongly access the photos of up to 6.8 million users, including images that pe...
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Supreme Court to rule if someone can sue if biometrics are captured without permissionDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Whether there's a class-action lawsuit against a theme park for collecting fingerprints of minors without parental consent may depend on how the Illinois S...
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Attracting manufacturing top talent in the Chicago areaDec 17, 2018 12:46 pm - Attracting top talent for the manufacturing industry can be challenging in the Chicagoland area. Unemployment in the Chicago metro was 3.6 percent in September, with man...
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Mundelein to allow restaurant patrons to bring their own wineDec 17, 2018 12:46 pm - Just in time for Christmas gatherings, Mundelein restaurateurs soon will be able to let patrons bring their own wine to enjoy during meals. The village board has amended...
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'Nobody should work here - ever': Teen uses intercom to quit WalmartDec 17, 2018 6:13 am - Jackson Racicot, 17, looked around before flashing a subtle smile to the camera. It would be his last day working at the Walmart in Grande Prairie in Alberta, Canada. In...
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