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2018年1月22日 星期一

Chicago leads in credit card defaults | Canada Goose knockoffs | Restaurant surge pricing

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January 22, 2018

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Credit card defaults on the rise, and Chicago is worst, as holiday bills come due

Monday, Jan 22

Consumers are feeling more confident in their financial situations, experts say, and they're loosening the purse strings because of it. Maybe too much.

Chicago hospitals worry about closures, layoffs as they brace for Medicaid funding changes

As the state revamps an outdated formula that distributes hospital Medicaid funding, many hospitals that rely on the money are fearful.

Amazon creates new playbook for headquarters searches

Amazon's unorthodox — and highly public — headquarters search has created a new model for site selection. Other companies are likely to use the same playbook.

Canada Goose sues alleged Chinese web counterfeiters, warns knockoff coats might not keep you warm

The knockoff coats, which use feather mulch instead of goose down, and dog hair instead of coyote fur, might not even keep you warm.

How a French breakfast biscuit laid seige upon U.S. cereal

BelVita is growing exponentially and has become one of Mondelez International's most important brands in the U.S.

Back Story: Alicia Driskill of EvolveHer, a co-working space for women to come together

EvolveHer, a new Near North Side co-working space for women, is designed to meet the needs of women balancing constant demands from work and family, while providing resources for members to reach goals through courses on everything from meditation to marketing.

Buddig to open in former Butterball plant in Montgomery, creating at least 250 jobs

It's good news for the village of Montgomery, which is about 50 miles west of Chicago, just south of Aurora, where at least 1,400 jobs have left in the last year.

If Chicago lands Amazon's HQ2, will scores of residents be priced out of their neighborhoods?

Would landing Amazon's second headquarters make Chicago's housing market as tight, and pricey, as Seattle's?

Thanks Uber. Now some restaurants are trying out surge pricing.

If you're an Uber rider, you're definitely familiar with their practice of surge pricing. It could be coming to a restaurant near you.

Will millennials kill Costco and Sam's Club?

Warehouse clubs such as Costco, Sam's Club and BJ's Wholesale Club have for decades been an American staple. But as more of Americans' buying shifts online, some retail analysts say warehouse clubs may largely be left behind.

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