Business Stories from November 15, 2010 (Change date)
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European officials: No bailout yet for IrelandNov 16, 2010 3:21 pm - BRUSSELS — An anxiously awaited meeting of European finance ministers ended Tuesday without an agreement to bail out debt-stricken Ireland. But EU officials said they ha...
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Breakup talks drive Fortune Brands swapsNov 17, 2010 11:23 am - Traders buying protection on Fortune Brands Inc. pushed the swaps to the highest level since April 2009 on concern William Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management LP...
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Michelin stardust promises boost to Chicago economyNov 17, 2010 11:23 am - Chicago lost its bid to host the Olympics, Oprah Winfrey is leaving town, and even Mayor Richard M. Daley is stepping down. Yet some of the city's restaurants are collec...
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Homebuilder sentiment index rises in NovemberNov 17, 2010 11:23 am - LOS ANGELES — U.S. homebuilders battered by the worst summer for home sales in a decade are already looking ahead to spring, saying they feel somewhat more optimistic ab...
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Motorola Ventures invests in BlackArrowNov 16, 2010 11:41 am - LIBERTYVILLE — Motorola Mobility, Inc., a subsidiary of Motorola Inc. through its strategic investment arm, Motorola Ventures, today announced an investment in BlackArro...
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Once controversial, Costco opening now welcome in MettawaNov 17, 2010 2:09 pm - Relocating hundreds of small fish last spring was the first gesture that led Mettawa resident Mark Meluso to regard a new neighbor with less animosity than he had felt i...
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FDIC issues report on Broadway Bank closureNov 17, 2010 8:24 am - A new report indicates the failure of Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias' family bank in Chicago was due to a heavy concentration in real estate loans. The Federal De...
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Caterpillar CEO Oberhelman steps up deal-makingNov 17, 2010 11:23 am - Caterpillar Inc. Chief Executive Officer Doug Oberhelman is less than five months into the job and already outpacing his predecessor in acquisitions as he seeks to boost...
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Alliant Credit Union celebrates 75th anniversaryNov 17, 2010 11:23 am - Alliant Credit Union recently celebrated its 75th anniversary at its main location in Chicago on Touhy Avenue adjacent to Des Plaines, and other locations around the cou...
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Pilots among those dismayed at scanners, pat-downsNov 17, 2010 11:23 am - Airport security stops one airline pilot because he's carrying a butter knife. Elsewhere, crews opt for pat-down searches because they fear low-level radiation from bod...
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