Business Stories from October 21, 2018 (Change date)
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Novartis AG buys Indiana biotech startup Endocyte for $2.1BOct 21, 2018 11:05 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Swiss drug giant Novartis AG has purchased a biotech startup co-founded by a Purdue University cancer researcher for $2.1 billion. Under the ...
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Ex-Cowboys Roger Staubach, Robert Shaw still doing dealsOct 17, 2018 12:01 pm - DALLAS (AP) - Roger Staubach wants more playing time with Robert Shaw. The Dallas Morning News reports in July, Staubach quietly retired as executive cha...
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'Halloween' scares up $77.5 million in ticket salesOct 23, 2018 12:09 pm - LOS ANGELES - Forty years after he first appeared in theaters, Michael Myers is still drawing huge audiences for a good scare. Universal Pictures said Sunday that "Hallo...
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Share all the details with your technicianOct 21, 2018 6:05 am - By Doug McAllister Sometimes we find that people will hold back some information when they bring their car in to get something fixed. There can be many reasons for this....
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Four suburban museum showpieces, to goOct 24, 2018 7:06 am - The upcoming Mecum Auction in Schaumburg is serving up a tasty treat: four classic cruisers that were once part of the McDonald's franchise No. 1 museum in Des Plaines. ...
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A cheapskate's guide to shopping for credit cardsOct 23, 2018 2:37 pm - Cheapskates and low spenders aren't the ideal credit card customers for banks because they're typically not as profitable as fast-swiping spendthrifts who rack up financ...
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Analysis: Even janitors have noncompetes nowOct 23, 2018 6:50 am - One of the central contradictions of capitalism is that what makes it work - competition - is also what capitalists want to get rid of the most. That's true not only of ...
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Should you pay off mortgage before you retire?Oct 25, 2018 7:15 am - By LIZ WESTON NerdWallet Most people would be better off not having mortgages in retirement. Relatively few will get any tax benefit from this debt, and the payments can...
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Startup Humu wants to help people act more human at workOct 23, 2018 6:50 am - Google's former head of its "people operations" has a new startup, and one of its goals is a lofty one: To make software that helps managers and co-workers act more huma...
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Nasdaq CEO is on a mission - for the little guyOct 23, 2018 6:50 am - Nasdaq chief executive Adena Friedman is wrapped in a woody Washington steakhouse on a steamy August afternoon, slamming her fist on a table over frustration that a vibr...
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