Business Stories from November 2, 2019 (Change date)
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UAW president taking leave amid corruption probeNov 02, 2019 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - The United Auto Workers announced Saturday that President Gary Jones is taking a paid leave of absence amid a federal investigation of corruption within t...
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Halloween terror: 4 killed at Northern California partyNov 02, 2019 7:00 am - ORINDA, Calif. (AP) - Four people were killed and at least four injured at a Halloween party shooting at a Northern California home rented by a woman who falsely claimed...
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Berkshire Hathaway's third-quarter profits decline 11%Nov 02, 2019 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Warren Buffett's company reported Saturday that it saw an 11% decline in third-quarter profits because of a smaller increase in the paper value of its...
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Analysis: The hidden problem with HBO Max's service planNov 02, 2019 6:13 am - For consumers it felt like a sweet stream: pay the same $15 you're already paying for HBO, get all the additional content of HBO Max. As the AT&T-owned WarnerMedia unvei...
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Survey: The average time young people spend watching videos — mostly on YouTube — has doubled since 2015Nov 02, 2019 6:00 am - More than twice as many young people watch videos every day as did four years ago, and the average time spent watching videos — mostly on YouTube — has roughly doubled, ...
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What is fingerprinting? The online tracking you can't avoidNov 02, 2019 6:00 am - Just when you thought we had hit rock bottom on all the ways the internet could snoop on us — no. We've sunk even lower. There's a tactic spreading across the web named ...
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Apple revamping smart home efforts after falling behind Amazon, GoogleNov 02, 2019 6:00 am - Apple is ramping up hiring for a team that is working on new smart-home software and devices in an effort to catch up in a field where Google and Amazon.com have dominat...
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Beyond Netflix: A look at what you get with new streaming servicesNov 02, 2019 6:00 am - Attention binge watchers: There's life beyond Netflix, Hulu and Amazon. Streaming choices are about to proliferate with the debut of Apple TV Plus and Disney Plus. HBO M...
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Freebies are the key hook in new 'streaming wars'Nov 02, 2019 6:00 am - If you make it free, will they come? Apple, Disney and AT&T's WarnerMedia want to jump-start their challenges to Netflix by offering freebies and deep discounts on emerg...
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Longtime Mount Prospect Japanese eatery closesNov 02, 2019 12:00 am - A staple of the Mount Prospect restaurant scene for more than 40 years is closing. Kampai Japanese Steak House's Facebook page late Friday announced the business' closur...
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