Business Stories from January 23, 2019 (Change date)
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More testing plans after swans found dead at Indiana lakeJan 23, 2019 8:05 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - Officials in a northwestern Indiana city plan more testing in and around a lake where at least 30 swans have been found dead since late September. ...
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Comcast loses cable users, but internet subscribers surgeJan 23, 2019 12:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Comcast is still losing U.S. cable customers but is racking up more internet subscribers and has gotten a revenue boost from Sky, its big bet on European...
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At Davos, battle lines are drawn over trade and cooperationJan 23, 2019 10:31 pm - DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - World leaders in favor of international cooperation and free trade struck back Wednesday against the wave of populist nationalism that has feat...
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3 men charged with conspiracy to make 'swatting' callsJan 23, 2019 5:05 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three men have been charged with conspiracy to help a Los Angeles man make phony emergency "swatting" calls around the nation in hopes of sending poli...
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Verizon cutting about 800 jobs in troubled media businessJan 23, 2019 3:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon is cutting about 800 jobs, or 7 percent of its media and advertising employees, as it reorganizes the troubled division. The wireless company had...
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Japan exports sink 3.8 pct in Dec, hit by China slowdownJan 22, 2019 9:31 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Japan's exports fell 3.8 percent in December from a year earlier, hit by slowing demand in China, as the trade balance shifted back into deficit for the yea...
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Asian shares meander on worries over US-China trade talksJan 22, 2019 9:30 pm - SINGAPORE (AP) - Asian markets were flat in subdued trading Wednesday as Japan reported weak export data and news surfaced of possible hiccups in China-U.S. trade talks....
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Ford posts quarterly loss amid struggles in Europe, ChinaJan 23, 2019 6:05 pm - DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Ford Motor Co., which has struggled overseas and saw U.S. sales fall last year, reported its first quarterly net loss in two years Wednesday. The ...
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New sports bar likely to open in downtown St. CharlesJan 24, 2019 7:39 am - A vacant building overlooking the Fox River may soon be home to an upscale sports bar in downtown St. Charles. Flagship on the Fox is expected to open this spring at 100...
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Total revamp for Fox Valley Mall area? Public discussions to beginJan 25, 2019 5:41 am - Could an Aurora agenda item sound any drier: a public hearing "to consider the revisions to Aurora's Comprehensive Plan to change the land use designation for the proper...