Shares of McDonald’s rose early Thursday morning, a day after the world’s biggest hamburger chain announced a CEO change as it struggles with intense competition and changing attitudes about food.

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The number of people seeking unemployment aid plunged last week to the lowest level in almost 15 years, a sign hiring will likely remain healthy.

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Add a new struggle for New Jersey’s medical cannabis industry: Labor strife.

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The Maine Human Rights Commission says three women were discriminated against because of their age when Shaw’s supermarkets laid off hundreds of workers three years ago.

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Pro-football player- turned-restaurateur Crawford Ker said he used lessons he learned on the gridiron to build his business. 

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Supporters of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would run from Canada to the Gulf, say the privately funded, $8 billion project is a critically needed piece of infrastructure that will create thousands of jobs and make the U.S. dependent on oil from friends, rather than foes.

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McDonald’s Corp. has tapped Steve Easterbrook as its new president and CEO to succeed Don Thompson, who has helmed the burger chain about two and a half years.

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A plan to allow Royal Dutch Shell PLC to use Seattle’s waterfront as a homeport for its Arctic drilling fleet is drawing opposition from environmental groups that say it’s not consistent with the region’s environmental goals.

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When pet owners dress up their dogs in miniature white dresses and tiny tuxes, some believe the barks that signal “I do” reveal true puppy love.

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Wells Fargo Bank officials vowed to reopen a popular corporate museum in the heart of San Francisco’s financial district after thieves smashed a stolen SUV through its front door and made off with historic gold nuggets on display.

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