Business Stories from August 29, 2019 (Change date)
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Manufacturing solutions take priority with new Hi-Grade ownershipAug 29, 2019 11:00 pm - Schaumburg's Hi-Grade Welding and Manufacturing, LLC is celebrating its 50th year specializing in complicated weldments, custom sheet metal fabrications, CNC machining a...
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Northwestern Mutual-Chicago awarded National Black MBA Association Chicago Chapter 2019 Corporate Partner of the Year AwardAug 29, 2019 11:00 pm - Northwestern Mutual-Chicago has recently been recognized by the Chicago Chapter of the National Black MBA Association with the 2019 Corporate Partner of the Year Award f...
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Robots: Is the Future to be Feared?Aug 29, 2019 11:00 pm - "Danger, Danger, Will Robinson!" were the words most people from the 1960s associated with robots. That automaton, known in the "Lost in Space" series simply as "Robot R...
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How a credit card loan's fast and easy cash can cost youAug 29, 2019 7:00 am - Credit card companies want to turn your unused credit line into cash that you can borrow for things like home improvements or unexpected expenses. But accepting this loa...
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Best Buy 2Q profit beats estimates, but revenue missesAug 29, 2019 7:00 am - RICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) - Best Buy Co. on Thursday reported strong quarterly profit but revenue fell short and shares of the retailer fell 6% in premarket trading. The Ric...
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Average 30-year mortgage rates tick up to 3.58%Aug 29, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. long-term mortgage rates ticked up slightly this week, yet they remain near historic lows. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the avera...
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Grains higher, livestock mixed.Aug 29, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept. delivery was up .80 cent at $4.7220 a bushel; Sept. cor...
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US companies in China say they've been hurt by trade warAug 29, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Caught in the crossfire of a trade war, American businesses operating in China say they've been hurt by the hostilities between the world's two biggest...
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Indiana board backs casino's move to on-land Gary locationAug 29, 2019 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana regulators have approved allowing the move of a casino from along Lake Michigan to an on-land location in Gary. The Indiana Gaming Commission...
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Groundbreaking set on $1B Michigan natural gas plantAug 29, 2019 7:00 am - NILES, Mich. (AP) - A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for next week on a $1 billion natural gas power plant in southwestern Michigan nearly two decades after it was...
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