Business Stories from January 11, 2022 (Change date)
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Trade data: Myanmar teak exports helping fund military ruleJan 11, 2022 5:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - American companies are still importing teak from Myanmar despite sanctions imposed after the military seized power last year, a report based on trade data...
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EXPLAINER: Why are Chicago schools, teachers union fighting?Jan 10, 2022 10:30 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago scrapped classes for five days days in a confusing standoff that ended late Monday with the teachers' union over COVID-19 safety measures in the n...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesJan 11, 2022 1:30 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery rose $2.99 to $81.22 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for March delivery rose $2.85 to $83.72 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline fo...
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2nd election for Amazon workers in Alabama will be by mailJan 11, 2022 12:30 pm - A federal labor board said that Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, will vote by mail next month in a re-run election to decide whether or not to unionize. The Nationa...
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Union, parents mull if Chicago teacher standoff was worth itJan 13, 2022 6:18 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago schools will expand COVID-19 testing and have standards to switch schools to remote learning under a hard-fought tentative deal approved by teache...
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Grains mostly higher, livestock mixed.Jan 11, 2022 9:31 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly higher on Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. gained 14.50 cents at $7.69 a bushel; Mar. corn...
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Grains mostly higher, Livestock mixedJan 11, 2022 2:00 pm - Wheat for Mar. gained 8.25 cents at $7.70 a bushel; Mar. corn was up 1.25 cents at $6.01 a bushel, Mar. oats was off 8 cents at $6.56 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans rose ...
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Constable: Remember 'Beanie Mania'? These women in a Naperville cul-de-sac made it happenJan 17, 2022 5:57 am - A fun-loving neighborhood in Naperville was the epicenter of the Beanie Babies craze of the 1990s, with the lovable $5 stuffed animals generating $1.4 billion in sales w...
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Outdoor dining licenses will cost up to $1,500 in MundeleinJan 13, 2022 5:59 am - A long-simmering plan to charge restaurateurs and food truck operators for setting up on public streets and sidewalks in Mundelein has been finalized - and the bill isn'...
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Arlington Heights chef makes finals of 'Chopped'Jan 20, 2022 2:38 pm - To correct an earlier version of this report, Grace Goudie did not receive $10,000 for winning her preliminary round. Arlington Heights chef Grace Goudie advanced t...