Business Stories from May 31, 2019 (Change date)
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Trump to award Medal of Freedom to 'Trumponomics' co-authorMay 31, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is set to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to economist Arthur Laffer, who co-wrote a book about him. The White House mad...
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Pritzker, AFSCME reach first contract agreement in 4 yearsMay 31, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the state's largest public-sector union have put four years of rancor behind and announced a tentative contract ...
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Grains higher, livestock mixedMay 31, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery rose 6.2 cents at $5.0440 a bushel; Jul corn gain...
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New York startup to pilot Indianapolis-Chicago bus serviceMay 31, 2019 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A New York City-based startup will soon be testing a daily bus service between Indianapolis and Chicago that could replace an Amtrak train service de...
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Digital assistant - The one job in banking that needs more menMay 31, 2019 6:00 am - Finance is a male-dominated realm. But there's one corner where women are everywhere: the virtual world of digital assistants. Bank of America customers can ask for Eric...
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New Algonquin senior community could break ground this summerMay 31, 2019 5:40 am - The construction of a new 166-unit senior housing facility in Algonquin could begin as early as this summer if the village board approves final development plans next we...
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Uber reports $1B loss in first quarterly earnings after IPOMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - Uber lost more than $1 billion when it reported its first quarterly earnings as a public company Thursday. But executives said a ride-hail price war may be cooling, some...
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Lampert's backpedaling at Sears renews uproar over severance payMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - Back when Eddie Lampert was campaigning for approval of his plan to rescue Sears, he emphasized his promise to give severance to employees who lost their jobs after the ...
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Feder: 'Those Were the Days' recalls D-Day 75 years laterMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - The 75th anniversary of D-Day will be commemorated by the medium that brought it home to America, Robert Feder writes. Starting this weekend and airing on three consecut...
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Illinois poised to become 11th state to legalize recreational marijuanaMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois is likely to become the 11th state to allow small amounts of marijuana for recreational use after the Democratic-controlled House on Friday sent a...
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