Business Stories from October 10, 2013 (Change date)
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Wall Street rallies as U.S. default threat easesOct 11, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — You can almost hear Wall Street exhaling. The Dow Jones industrial average soared more than 300 points Thursday after Republican leaders and President Barack ...
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Executive says lessons learned as Daily Herald carrier still relevantOct 10, 2013 3:01 pm - Seven hundred fifty miles away from his hometown of Palatine, John Chase has found success working as a top executive for a company that helps large businesses enroll th...
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Fate of Dominick's stores unclear as Safeway exits suburbsOct 11, 2013 10:21 pm - Dominick's, a local grocery chain that started with a single store in 1918 on the West Side of Chicago and that peaked in the 1990s with more than 100 stores in the area...
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Corn harvest coming in above expectationsOct 11, 2013 4:31 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — Harvest is in full swing across the country, and farmers in many states are surprised at the abundance of corn they’re getting from their fields. Dair...
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Coffee with Carol Sente on Oct. 12Oct 10, 2013 3:42 pm - House District 59 residents can discuss critical issues facing the district and the state with State Rep. Carol Sente on Saturday, Oct. 12. Sente’s Coffee Shop Stop will...
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Lake Zurich distillery plan affected by federal shutdownOct 11, 2013 1:29 pm - Jose Hernandez says his plan to open a small distillery later this year in Lake Zurich may be thrown off by the federal government shutdown. Hernandez and golf professi...
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Poll: Health exchange rollout gets poor reviewsOct 10, 2013 4:09 pm - WASHINGTON — The government’s new health insurance marketplaces are drawing lots of rotten tomatoes in early reviews, but people are at least checking them out. Seven pe...
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Where to find the Daily Herald on social mediaOct 11, 2013 7:48 am - Editor’s note: This article is part of a special series celebrating National Newspaper Week Oct. 6-12. The Week was designated in 1940 as a way to recognize the importan...
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T-Mobile to eliminate international data feesOct 10, 2013 9:43 am - NEW YORK — T-Mobile is eliminating fees for using data and texting services in more than 100 countries and capping charges for international voice calls. Starting Oct. 3...
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Jos. A. Bank offers $2.3B for Men’s WearhouseOct 10, 2013 9:43 am - NEW YORK (AP) — Nothing like getting the brush-off. Jos. A. Bank proposed to acquire its bigger rival Men’s Wearhouse in a $2.3 billion deal that would create a men’s we...