Business Stories from November 4, 2019 (Change date)
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While losses mount, Uber CEO expects profitability in 2021Nov 04, 2019 4:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The losses at Uber are mounting, but the ride-hailing heavyweight now predicts it will be profitable in about two years. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Monda...
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Buffalo Wild Wings: Workers fired over skin color reseat bidNov 05, 2019 8:50 am - NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Buffalo Wild Wings says multiple employees have been fired at one of its suburban Chicago restaurants after a group of mostly African American cu...
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McDonald's CEO pushed out after relationship with employeeNov 04, 2019 12:31 am - NEW YORK (AP) - McDonald's chief executive officer has been pushed out of the company after violating company policy by engaging in a consensual relationship with an emp...
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The Latest: Ponzi schemer 'King Perry' pleads guiltyNov 04, 2019 1:31 pm - SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - The Latest on the case of a Ponzi mastermind dubbed "King Perry" (all times local): 3:10 p.m. The mastermind of a long-running Ponzi scheme that col...
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Ryanair dampens expectations on Boeing Max deliveriesNov 04, 2019 1:10 pm - LONDON (AP) - Ryanair says it has dampened expectations that it would receive the entirety of its planned delivery of Boeing 737 Max airplanes next year. As the Ireland-...
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No more Black Friday all-nighters? Woodfield joins trend of malls scaling back hoursNov 08, 2019 9:02 am - Black Friday at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg will start less than an hour before sunrise this year, ending the mall's recent run of all-night marathons to kick off the h...
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Wintrust closes deal on Countryside BankNov 06, 2019 4:52 am - ROSEMONT - Wintrust Financial Corp. said it has completed its acquisition of SBC, Inc., the parent company of Countryside Bank, for a total of approximately $95.2 millio...
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Discover begins contactless card rolloutNov 06, 2019 7:38 am - RIVERWOODS - Discover announced it will begin issuing contactless-enabled credit cards over the next several months. With contactless technology, Discover cardmembers ca...
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Responses call for action after black diners asked to move at Naperville restaurantNov 05, 2019 12:13 pm - City and black leaders are issuing a variety of calls to action after reports that a multiracial group of customers was mistreated at a Naperville restaurant. Calls to ...
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Feder: Columnists Rozner, Schmich and Moore vying for Dorothy Storck AwardNov 06, 2019 5:12 am - Prominent columnists for three Chicago area newspapers have been named finalists for the 2019 Dorothy Storck Award, to be presented by the Chicago Journalists Associatio...