Business Stories from February 25, 2011 (Change date)
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Some Greeks are protesting government's tax, fee hikesFeb 28, 2011 6:41 am - ATHENS, Greece — They blockade highway toll booths to give drivers free passage. They cover subway ticket machines with plastic bags so commuters can't pay. Even doctor...
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Illinois appeals court revives cigarette lawsuitFeb 28, 2011 6:41 am - EDWARDSVILLE -- A lawsuit that led to a $10.1 billion verdict against cigarette-making Philip Morris U.S.A before it was tossed out by the Illinois Supreme Court has bee...
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Boeing gets option to modernize B-52sFeb 28, 2011 6:41 am - BOSSIER CITY, La. — The Air Force has exercised a $21.7 million option to retain Boeing support for the B-52 Stratofortress bomber, which is based at Barksdale Air Force...
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Warren Buffett remains optimistic about U.S. futureFeb 28, 2011 6:41 am - OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett wants Americans to be optimistic about the country's future but wary about borrowing money and the games public companies play w...
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Arab protests bring gas price hikes in the suburbsFeb 25, 2011 4:05 pm - Protests across the Arab world are having an immediate effect in suburban Chicago in the form of rapidly rising gas prices. Unrest rocking Libya is threatening oil suppl...
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