Business Stories from August 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Factories, jobs, markets show resurgenceAug 01, 2013 9:52 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. factories revved up production, hired more workers and received a surge of new orders in July, helping them expand at the fastest pace in two years. Th...
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Workers rally outside Elk Grove Village companyAug 02, 2013 12:26 pm - Workers rallied Thursday outside Grecian Delight in Elk Grove Village to protest the company's latest contract proposal and threatening to strike if it does not change. ...
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S&P 500 closes above 1,700 for first timeAug 02, 2013 7:06 am - NEW YORK — The stock market roared back to record highs on Thursday, driven by better news on the economy. The Standard & Poor’s 500, the Dow Jones industrial average a...
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Despite boom, higher costs push Big Oil into slumpAug 01, 2013 9:52 pm - NEW YORK — New troves of oil have been found all over the globe, and oil companies are taking in around $100 for every barrel they produce. But these seemingly prosperou...
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U.S. factory means buyers can customize Google phoneAug 02, 2013 7:36 am - NEW YORK — With its first smartphone designed completely in-house, Google is demonstrating one of the benefits of moving production from Asia to the U.S.: It’s letting b...
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Ex-trader 'Fabulous Fab' found liable in SEC caseAug 02, 2013 7:15 am - NEW YORK — A former Goldman Sachs trader who earned the nickname “Fabulous Fab” was found liable Thursday in a fraud case brought by federal regulators in response to th...
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IEPA asked to toughen Waukegan coal plant permitAug 02, 2013 7:26 am - Environmentalists are asking the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to toughen a proposed water-discharge permit for a coal-fired power plant in Waukegan, claiming...
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Google-funded sea research vessel sets sailAug 01, 2013 4:15 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — A $60 million research ship funded by a Google executive was scheduled to set sail from San Francisco on Thursday, on its way to study a “dead zone” in t...
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Obama picks restructuring expert to take over IRSAug 02, 2013 12:26 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has chosen a retired corporate and government official with experience managing numerous organizations in crisis to take over an Inte...
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Allstate profit advances on investments, reduced disaster costsAug 02, 2013 10:34 am - Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. auto and home insurer, said second-quarter profit climbed on investment gains and reduced costs tied to...
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