Business Stories from May 10, 2011 (Change date)
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Costa Rican firm opposes Alcatel bribery dealMay 12, 2011 2:22 pm - MIAMI — A Costa Rican company wants a federal judge in Miami to throw out a settlement of foreign bribery charges between the U.S. government and French telecommunicatio...
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AIG, Treasury offering 300M shares worth $9 billionMay 11, 2011 4:24 pm - NEW YORK — Global insurance company American International Group Inc. and the federal government are offering to sell a total of 300 million AIG shares to the public. AI...
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Hedge fund founder convicted in inside-trade caseMay 12, 2011 2:22 pm - NEW YORK — A former Wall Street titan was convicted Wednesday of making a fortune by coaxing a crew of corporate tipsters into giving him an illegal edge on blockbuster ...
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Economy, slow development tamper big ambitions for Prairie Stone parkMay 10, 2011 6:18 pm - A Cabela’s official shook his head last year inside the chain’s Hoffman Estates’ store, nestled inside the village’s Prairie Stone Business Park. Lured to the town with ...
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Fewer flights on-time in MarchJun 01, 2011 10:12 pm - NEW YORK — Better weather helped airlines avoid long ground delays in March, marking the fourth month out of the last six in which no U.S. planes were stuck on the groun...
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Downtown Geneva icon to reopen with new lookMay 10, 2011 3:57 pm - A downtown Geneva institution since 1929, Merra-Lee boutique will reopen Thursday after major renovations. The business will hold a grand reopening ribbon cutting at 5 p...
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Cutting pensions is a bad ideaMay 10, 2011 1:09 pm - Cutting pensions is a bad idea A lot of opinions have been splashed across editorial pages recently about how we need to fix the pension crisis. We’ve been talking ...
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Illinois to lift smoking ban at casinos?Jun 01, 2011 10:12 pm - HAMMOND, Ind. — Clutching his Marlboro, Clifford Hutchison works a slot machine unaware of his role in a desperate competition to balance state budgets. The retired main...
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40 Sears jobs in Elgin by summerMay 12, 2011 2:22 pm - As the region and the state nervously monitor plans by Sears Holdings Corp. to potentially relocate its headquarters, the City of Elgin will review an incentive agreemen...
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Google launching cloud-based music serviceMay 12, 2011 2:22 pm - NEW YORK — Google is launching a new service that lets users store their music remotely and access them from any compatible device, including mobile phones, tablets and ...