Business Stories from February 28, 2011 (Change date)
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State suggests 17 is too young to tanMar 01, 2011 1:58 pm - Roughly 30 percent of the customers at L.A. Tan in Palatine are teenagers, which means business would take a big hit if Illinois legislators pass a law prohibiting anyon...
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Abbott tells jurors Kaletra was 'clobbered' by competitorsApr 02, 2018 1:13 pm - Abbott Laboratories' HIV medicine Kaletra has been “completely clobbered” by competitors since the company quadrupled the price of a boosting agent in the drug, a compan...
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General Growth beats estimatesMar 02, 2011 12:45 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the U.S. mall owner that left bankruptcy in November, reported a surprise profit excluding some items in the fourth quarter as impairment...
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Illinois corn yield decreases 10 percentMar 01, 2011 12:32 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Carroll County corn yields topped all Illinois counties last year at 190 bushels per acre in what officials called a "disappointing" year for the state's ...
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Feds won't block AOL purchase of Huffington PostMar 01, 2011 12:16 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal officials do not intend to challenge AOL Inc.'s plans to buy online news hub Huffington Post, after concluding that the deal does not raise signifi...
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American cuts planned passenger-carrying capacityApr 02, 2018 1:13 pm - DALLAS — Facing higher fuel prices, American Airlines says it's going to fly a little less than it expected this year. American parent AMR Corp. still plans to grow in ...
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Pakistan hikes oil prices, fueling angerMar 01, 2011 12:32 pm - ISLAMABAD — Pakistan hiked oil prices by 9.9 percent Tuesday, a move that threatens the stability of the fragile, U.S.-allied civilian government at a time of economic t...
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Bernanke seeks to ease lawmakers' inflation fearsMar 02, 2011 6:33 am - WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke boldly predicted to Congress on Tuesday that rising oil prices will cause only a brief and modest rise in consumer in...
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UAW and Caterpillar reach tentative 6-year dealMar 01, 2011 6:38 am - PEORIA. — The United Auto Workers say the union has reached a tentative labor agreement with Caterpillar Inc., averting a possible walkout. The UAW says the tentative si...
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S&P raises Newell Rubbermaid outlook to positiveApr 02, 2018 1:13 pm - CHICAGO — Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is raising Newell Rubbermaid Inc.'s outlook to positive from stable, citing the consumer product maker's cost cuts and risi...
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