Business Stories from February 13, 2011 (Change date)
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Rotary Club starts microloan programFeb 15, 2011 9:50 am - The Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club is proud to launch its latest community service project, the Rotary MicroLoan Program which focuses on small loans to local entrepre...
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Rotary club offers 'Ask the Experts' March 22 with Harris Private BankFeb 14, 2011 4:40 pm - Harris Private Bank will present its strategy on helping individuals and small businesses in Barrington during this historic recession at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday, March 22 at...
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Motorola challenges BlackBerry with Three Laws Mobility buyFeb 15, 2011 9:42 am - Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., the mobile-phone maker spun off from Motorola Inc., bought business software maker Three Laws Mobility Inc., aiming to woo corporate cus...
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FedEx cuts profit forecast, citing weather, fuelFeb 15, 2011 9:42 am - FedEx Corp. on Monday sharply cut its quarterly profit forecast, citing higher-than-expected fuel costs and severe winter weather that disrupted delivery operations in t...
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Nokia CEO under gun to justify Microsoft switchFeb 15, 2011 9:42 am - BARCELONA, Spain — Investors have panned his shake-up strategy and employees are rankled. Now, Nokia Corp.'s Stephen Elop, the first non-Finn to lead the world's larges...
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AOL CEO Armstrong snaps up $10 mil of AOL stockFeb 15, 2011 10:39 am - SAN FRANCISCO — AOL CEO Tim Armstrong is making a $10 million bet that his turnaround strategy will pay off. He just invested that amount of money in 477,000 shares of t...
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Clothing prices to rise 10% in springFeb 15, 2011 10:26 am - NEW YORK — The era of falling clothing prices is ending. Clothing prices have dropped for a decade as tame inflation and cheap overseas labor helped hold down costs. Re...
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FTD, Groupon get complaints, offer flower refundsFeb 15, 2011 12:47 pm - The online coupon site Groupon.com and flower company FTD Group Inc. are offering refunds after getting complaints that a Valentine's Day flower deal wasn't so sweet. Bo...
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Northbrook firm hiring to keep pace with demandFeb 14, 2011 4:04 pm - More Americans are taking action to address their financial needs today, with nearly 70 percent claiming that “Getting my financial house in order is a priority for me i...
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Warren Buffett's firm sells off several US stocksFeb 14, 2011 7:18 pm - LINCOLN, Neb. — Warren Buffett's company sold off several of the smaller investments in its $53 billion U.S. stock portfolio during the fourth quarter, including Bank of...