Business Stories from August 8, 2014 (Change date)
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Washington pot sales reach $3.8 millionAug 09, 2014 7:31 am - SEATTLE - During the first month of legal marijuana sales in Washington state, stores sold just under $3.8 million, which is expected to bring in more than $1 million in...
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Hachette Book Group calls off deal to buy PerseusAug 08, 2014 10:05 am - NEW YORK - Hachette Book Group said Thursday it has scrapped its proposed three-way deal that would have had it buying the publishing division of the Perseus Book Group,...
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GM issues third recall on SUVs that can catch fireAug 09, 2014 7:31 am - General Motors' troubles with safety recalls has surfaced in another case, this time with the company recalling a group of SUVs for a third time to fix power window swit...
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Stocks buck turmoil weighing on global marketsAug 09, 2014 7:31 am - NEW YORK - A burst of buying Friday in U.S. stocks defied slumps in other markets and offered hope for investors shaken by geopolitical turmoil. Major U.S. stock indexes...
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Illinois banks grapple with concealed carry lawAug 09, 2014 7:31 am - CLINTON, Ill. - Illinois' new concealed carry law has banks grappling with whether they will allow customers to bring their guns into their branches. The (Bloomington) ...
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Cool summer should mean record harvestAug 09, 2014 7:31 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - A mild summer across much of the nation's heartland has provided optimum growing conditions for the nation's corn and soybean crops. Pair that with hi...
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FDA agent: Ga. plant waited to disclose salmonellaAug 08, 2014 11:19 am - ALBANY, Ga. - A federal investigator says officials at a Georgia peanut plant took five days to disclose any of their products had tested positive for salmonella as aut...
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McDonald's sales hit by China scandal, U.S. weaknessAug 09, 2014 7:31 am - Oak-Brook based McDonald's says a global sales figure fell 2.5 percent in July, dragged down by persistent weakness in the U.S. and a food safety scare in China. The wor...
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San Francisco man gets prison for insider dealAug 08, 2014 7:02 pm - A San Francisco man was sentenced Thursday to three months in federal prison for using insider information five years ago to profit off The Walt Disney Co.'s $4 billion ...
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'2nd Friday' offers jazz, improvised tapAug 08, 2014 8:56 am - Brazilian jazz guitar, Vivaldi and improvised tap dancing is among the free or discounted entertainment being offered to get more people to visit what's been a less-trav...