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IBM Watson to build tech with Sesame Street

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Tickle Me Elmo might turn into a Teach Me Elmo soon.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/ibm-watson-to-build-tech-with-sesame-street/39241614

Airline CEO: Donald Trump is all 'smoke and...

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The CEO of one of the world’s top airlines believes Donald Trump the president would be very different than Donald Trump the campaigner.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/airline-ceo-donald-trump-is-all-smoke-and-mirrors/39241856

America's earnings recession just got worse

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Corporate America’s profits are getting crushed this earnings season.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/americas-earnings-recession-just-got-worse/39241014

Venezuela orders 2-day work week

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Blackouts, Zika, recession and now this: a two-day work week. This is life in Venezuela, a crisis-stricken country.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/venezuela-orders-2day-work-week/39238730

After inactivity, three new members named to...

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After almost a month of inactivity, Baltimore’s liquor board has three new, permanent members. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young have jointly named former Court of Special Appeals judge Albert Matricciani, attorney and former liquor board member Dana Peterson Moore, and attorney Aaron Greenfield to the board. They will be sworn in to the positions later today, and liquor board hearings could start hearings as early as Thursday, Rawlings-Blake said. The…

Spike Gjerde's canning, baking operations to...

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The former Hoen Lithograph plant being developed by C. William “Bill” Struever’s Cross Street Partners will be anchored by canning and bakery operations for local chef Spike Gjerde’s many food locations, but the move won’t happen for at least a year. Gjerde, who became Baltimore’s first James Beard Award winner last May, co-owns Woodberry Kitchen, Artifact Coffee and Parts & Labor. Baking for Woodberry’s farm-to-table menu as well as pastries for Artifact and breads for Parts & Labor have been run…

Don't get too used to a weak dollar

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The dollar has started to weaken again – which should be good news for all those huge U.S. companies in the Dow and S&P 500 that do big business overseas. But you wouldn’t know that from the latest batch of corporate earnings.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/dont-get-too-used-to-a-weak-dollar/39240200

Uber testing 2 minute wait time before it starts...

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Uber wants passengers to show up or pay up. The on-demand car service app says it’s testing a new program in certain locations where customers will be charged a fee if the driver is still waiting two minutes after the arriving at the pickup location. …



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/uber-testing-2-minute-wait-time-before-it-starts-charging-you/39239752

Not hot: Buffalo Wild Wings crashes on sales slump

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The spice is gone from Buffalo Wild Wings.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/not-hot-buffalo-wild-wings-crashes-on-sales-slump/39240426

How much would you pay for a flight upgrade?

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Auctions already set prices in art, property and fresh produce. So why not airline seats?



from http://www.wbaltv.com/how-much-would-you-pay-for-a-flight-upgrade/39236458