Business Stories from March 16, 2019 (Change date)
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Local Food Innovators to Speak at a Network of Executive Women Chicago EventMar 16, 2019 11:00 pm - For the first time, the Network of Executive Women (NEW), Chicago Region will bring together four of Chicago's leading experts in food innovation to discuss what the ind...
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Analysis: Nike's self-lacing shoes are a lesson in the Internet of ThingsMar 16, 2019 6:25 am - Nike's most-advanced kicks have been turning into bricks. Blame the Internet. Last month, Nike began selling shoes that lace themselves, much like Marty McFly's sneakers...
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A flying motorcycle? California company taking orders for one powered by jet enginesMar 16, 2019 6:17 am - They have been a staple of science fiction films for decades, from the iconic speeder bikes in "Return of the Jedi" to the jet bike from "Looper." Now a California compa...
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With Tesla Model Y party, Elon Musk is back in the spotlightMar 16, 2019 6:10 am - Elon Musk needs a win, so he's taking a page out of a tried-and-true playbook: throwing a party for a product that won't be available for months before an audience of ad...
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Facebook, Google and other big tech giants are about to face a 'reckoning,' state attorneys general warnMar 16, 2019 6:00 am - Some of the country's most powerful state attorneys general are signaling they're willing to take action against Facebook, Google and other tech giants, warning that the...
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Analysis: Elizabeth Warren's tech assault propels fringe antitrust view to spotlightMar 16, 2019 6:00 am - Democratic 2020 contender Elizabeth Warren's call to break up big tech companies like Facebook and Amazon.com thrust into the mainstream an emerging movement that favors...
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Why Wikipedia will go offline for 24 hours in GermanyMar 16, 2019 6:00 am - BERLIN - Online encyclopedia Wikipedia's German edition will go offline for 24 hours Thursday as its authors try to rally Europeans against a proposed European Union law...
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YouTube says it bans preteens from its site, but young children still see troubling contentMar 16, 2019 6:00 am - The YouTube video starts with a popular British children's cartoon character, Peppa Pig, introducing herself and her family, but there are signs of trouble almost immedi...
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Why college students take on loans they can't repayMar 16, 2019 6:00 am - Students take on college debt with the best of intentions. They've been told that a college degree is a ticket to success. That they should pursue their dreams. That stu...
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Lifeway Foods' Plantiful wins awardMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - MORTON GROVE - Lifeway Foods's newest product line, Plantiful, has won EatingWell's Best of Expo West 2019 award. Plantiful is a line of vegan, plant-based probiotic bev...
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