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Preliminary figures show stronger-than-expected Black Friday (30 November 06:02) |
| CHICAGO (AP) _ The holiday shopping season got off to a surprisingly solid start, according to data released Saturday by a research firm. But the sales boost during the post-Thanksgiving sho... |
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Shrub-derived sugar substitute could be sodamakers' Holy Grail (30 November 11:30) |
| Shrub-derived sugar substitute could be sodamakers' Holy Grail
Type in "aspartame" or "sucralose" ... |
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Uh-oh. Even Oprah's thrifty in this economy (30 November 11:30) |
| When one of the nation's richest and most influential women declares the economy such a mess that she's not comfortable this year with her tradition of giving a few hundred people lavish gif... |
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Taking control helps investors feel thankful (30 November 11:30) |
| When it comes to your money, you may have had trouble finding any reason to be thankful.
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Downturn provides teaching moment for kids to learn about saving (30 November 11:30) |
| Lesson in importance of saving good for children and adults
Job losses are mounting. The stock mark... |
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Lower-cost drugs predicted under Obama administration (30 November 11:30) |
| Democratic control in D.C. could pave way for initiatives
Cheaper drugs could be on the way to U.S. consumers under the Ba... |
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Trump in $40 millioin dispute with lender (30 November 04:33) |
| Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas has ratcheted up its battle with Donald Trump, claiming the hard-charging developer personally owes it $40 million after defaulting on a $640 million constru... |
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Trump in $40 million dispute with lender (30 November 04:33) |
| Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas has ratcheted up its battle with Donald Trump, claiming the hard-charging developer personally owes it $40 million after defaulting on a $640 million constru... |
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Black Friday brings in shoppers, browsers (29 November 09:00) |
| Black Friday brings them in, but many just looking
Dulled by a barrage of markdowns from anxious re... |
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Stocks log biggest 5-day percentage gains since the 1930s (29 November 08:05) |
| NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street climbed again Friday, wrapping up its biggest five-day rally in more than 75 years, even as investors digested signs of a bleak holiday season for retailers and f... |
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Aon closes Benfield deal, to cut 700 jobs (29 November 02:29) |
| Chicago insurance broker Aon Corp. said Friday that it had completed its earlier-announced $1.43 billion acquisition of smaller British rival Benfield Group Ltd. and disclosed that it expect... |
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Stocks jump as Middleby-TurboChef deal goes back on track (29 November 12:45) |
| Shares of Middleby Corp.'s acquisition target TurboChef Technologies Inc. moved up sharply Friday, after investors decided the deal, announced in August but more recently thought to be near ... |
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Aon, Italian bank form insurance brokerage (28 November 12:10) |
| Italian bank UniCredit S.p.A. and Aon Italia, the Italian unit of U.S. insurance broker Aon Corp., Friday launched an international insurance brokerage partnership.
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Drive-throughs done right ring up returns (28 November 11:30) |
| A clean, well-lighted menu board. Speakers that clearly coo "may I take your order?" And the biggie: speed without screw-ups.
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Chrysler chief to skip jet (28 November 11:30) |
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Buffett's banking bets right on the money (28 November 11:30) |
| Bloomberg News
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Small-town bank makes the grade through its farming roots (28 November 11:30) |
| In the Midwest's empty spaces, where the land is flat and the soil runs deep, farmers always find something to worry about, and now is no exception.
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U.S. aiding credit card companies, auto and student loan makers (25 November 08:00) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) _ The government is working on a new loan program to help companies that issue credit cards, make student loans and finance car purchases, people familiar with the plan said ... |
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Stock futures head for higher open (25 November 07:39) |
| NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street was poised to take a bit of a break Tuesday after a huge two-day rally as stock index futures were mixed while investors awaited a reading on the economy's output... |
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Fed to buy up to $600 billion in mortgage assets (25 November 07:19) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Federal Reserve said Tuesday it will buy up to $600 billion in mortgage-backed assets in another attempt to deal with the financial crisis.
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Economy stumbled worse than expected in 3Q (25 November 07:08) |
| The economy took a tumble in the summer that was worse than first thought as American consumers throttled back their spending by the most in 28 years, further proof the country is almost cer... |
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Ford, with Volvo help, leads list of safest vehicles (25 November 06:19) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) _ The insurance industry named dozens of new cars and trucks, led by Ford Motor Co. and its Volvo subsidiary, to its annual list of the safest vehicles Tuesday, helped by the... |
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Heavy lifting ahead for Obama's economic team (25 November 11:30) |
| As the crisis snowballs into uncharted terrain, a huge stimulus package is just the start of an interventionist tack
WASHIN... |
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Illinois housing prices, sales plunge (25 November 11:30) |
| State's losses worse than U.S. average
The nation's housing industry no longer is counting down the... |
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Old-school toys are newest trend (25 November 11:30) |
| NEW YORK — This holiday season, Tom De Santes wants to avoid buying high-priced techno gadgets as gifts for his two sons.
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RV-maker Fleetwood to shut 8 plants (25 November 11:30) |
| Recreational-vehicle manufacturer Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. said it's closing eight of its 24 plants because of reduced demand for travel trailers and factory-built housing.
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Nissan pulls out of Chicago Auto Show (25 November 07:05) |
| With the auto industry reeling, Nissan North America Inc. is pulling out of the 2009 Chicago Auto Show, the first major automaker to exit the high-profile public show that opens in February ... |
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Obama to reveal economic team, plan today (24 November 09:42) |
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Citigroup rescue includes $20 billion cash injection (24 November 09:41) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) _ Rushing to rescue Citigroup, the government agreed to shoulder hundreds of billions of possible losses at the stricken bank and to plow a fresh $20 billion into the company... |
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Chicago home prices fall nearly 10% (24 November 09:34) |
| Existing home sales continue in the Chicago metro area fell 17.7 percent from a year ago to 5,397 sales in October properties -- while the median price drop 10 percent
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Dow up 200 on Citigroup bailout (24 November 09:29) |
| NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street showed relief early Monday over the government's plan to bail out Citigroup Inc. — a move it hopes will help address some of the uncertainty hounding the fi... |
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Hertz CEO nominated for Walgreen board (24 November 08:38) |
| Walgreen Co. said it will ask shareholders to approve Hertz Global Holdings Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Frissora as a new director of the Deerfield pharmacy chain.
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Random House to digitize thousands more books (24 November 06:12) |
| NEW YORK (AP) _ With e-book sales exploding in an otherwise sleepy market, Random House Inc. announced Monday that it was making thousands of additional books available in digital form, incl... |
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Waiting in the wings pays off for some fliers (24 November 11:30) |
| Fares fall as the holiday season draws near and airlines find themselves short on customers
For the... |
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SUV sales stir as gas prices sink (24 November 11:30) |
| But consumer tastes are changing
All those folks who unloaded their sport-utility vehicles when gas... |
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It's cash for maxed-out customers (24 November 04:37) |
| NEW YORK (AP) _ Cash or credit? For more Americans, who have already maxed out their credit cards or are just trying to manage their spending better in the tough economy, the answer is incre... |
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Detroit on the defensive (23 November 11:30) |
| Plenty of venting, finger-pointing as U.S. auto industry pleads for $25 billion bailout package
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College grads face tough job market (23 November 11:30) |
| Don't delay efforts to seek employment
About this time every year, Philip Gardner, the director of ... |
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Biotech funding down to last drops (23 November 11:30) |
| Investments for medical breakthroughs in jeopardy
NEW YORK—At the University of Chicago Medic... |
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Chicago-based video game-maker faces another loss (22 November 11:30) |
| Chicago-based video game-maker faces another 3rd-quarter loss, warnings of delisting and a possible sale
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Wal-Mart CEO plans to retire (22 November 11:30) |
| International division executive will take the top spot in February
Associated Press
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Buffett deal bolsters USG (22 November 11:30) |
| $400 million in cash buys convertible notes
Investing guru Warren Buffett teamed up Friday with a C... |
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Zander joins advisory board of local software company (22 November 06:00) |
| Former Motorola CEO Edward Zander, who resigned late in 2007 as the Schaumburg company was facing financial pressures, joined the board of advisors for Iocom, a Chicago software firm, the co... |
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Dow rallies nearly 500 on Treasury pick (22 November 05:44) |
| NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street staged a surprising comeback Friday, with the major indexes jumping more than 5 percent and the Dow Jones industrials surging nearly 500 points in a late afternoo... |
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Labor board OKs $16 million settlement in 2001 union complaint against Midwest Generation (22 November 05:16) |
| The National Labor Relations Board said late Friday that Chief Administrative Law Judge Robert Giannasi approved an agreement under which closely held power producer Midwest Generation will ... |
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GM: More factory cuts, longer holiday shutdown (22 November 04:27) |
| DETROIT (AP) _ General Motors Corp. is telling workers that it will make further production cuts at several factories, according to people briefed on the discussions.
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USG shares climb 20% after Buffett boosts stake (22 November 03:42) |
| Cash-strapped USG Corp. said investor Warren Buffett and a Canadian insurance concern have teamed up to provide USG with a $400 million cash infusion, through the purchase of potentially luc... |
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Gap hopes to gobble up holiday sales on Thanksgiving (21 November 11:20) |
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Buffett shuns Treasury post, says automakers need new business model (21 November 10:26) |
| OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says U.S. automakers need a new business model to better compete, whether it takes bankruptcy or a government bailout to achieve.
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Bush signs bill to extend unemployment benefits (21 November 06:32) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) _ The White House says President Bush signed into law a bill that Congress approved to keep unemployment checks flowing to jobless Americans through the holiday season.
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