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2018年3月29日 星期四

Wrigleyville development's new pitch | Amazon warehouse robots | WannaCry virus hits Boeing

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March 29, 2018

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New Wrigleyville development unveils rooftop pool, apartment amenities

Thursday, Mar 29

As baseball season begins, owners of a retail and apartment development across from Wrigley Field are making their opening pitch to prospective residents.

Robots working alongside humans in Amazon's Monee warehouse — a first for the e-commerce giant in Illinois

Amazon's fulfillment center in Monee keeps up with customer orders by relying on more than 2,000 employees — and a fleet of 320-pound orange robots. 

From wax packs to mobile apps: Baseball card collecting goes digital to reconnect with kids

Baseball card collecting is now a big-money game, but card-makers are turning to digital products to appeal to what's historically been its biggest fans: kids.

Boeing hit by WannaCry virus, but says attack caused little damage

Boeing was hit Wednesday by the WannaCry computer virus, and after an initial scare within the company that vital airplane-production equipment might be brought down, company executives later offered assurances that the attack had been quashed with minimal damage.

Scrambling to travel to the Final Four? Prepare to spend a pretty penny

If you're scrambling to get to San Antonio for the NCAA Final Four this weekend, don't expect it to be cheap, especially if you plan on flying.

King of the (bond) world: Terry Duffy makes his biggest trade as CME Group takes over Britain's Nex for $5.4B

Since taking the helm at CME in 2002, Terry Duffy has aggressively built the business through big mergers. Thursday's acquisition of Britain's Nex is the latest example.

U.S. economy grew at a pace very close to Trump's 3 percent goal at end of last year

The U.S. economy expanded at a rate of 2.9 percent in the fourth quarter, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday, much better than Wall Street analysts expected and very close to President Donald Trump's goal of 3 percent growth.

Theranos investors may vie with SEC to scavenge remains

First investors lost billions on Theranos Inc. Now they may end up fighting over the scraps with, of all things, the SEC.

The next Kirkland? Online retailers create their own brands

In Andrea Bright's home, Kleenex tissues, Charmin toilet paper and Glad trash bags have all been replaced by one brand: Prince & Spring. Never heard of it? It's the 3-year-old house brand from Boxed.com, one among many new lines from online retailers vying to be the next private-label juggernaut.

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