Business Stories from August 6, 2011 (Change date)
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Review: Acer media-center PC has built-in touchpadAug 07, 2011 9:11 am - NEW YORK — Flat-panel TVs and PCs go great together — the PC gets a giant screen, and the TV gets access to tons of online video. But getting the two together in an eleg...
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Gap touts jeans with tacos and TwitterAug 06, 2011 2:05 pm - NEW YORK - The "1969: L.A. and Beyond" series of short videos has all the elements of a reality TV show. It has action. It has fashion. And the star of the show is alway...
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Australia’s economic outlook ‘favorable’Aug 06, 2011 2:02 pm - Australia’s economic outlook is favorable, with activity “expected to bounce back in the second quarter” of the year, the International Monetary Fund said. “We project r...
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Sears explores move, but experts have their doubtsAug 08, 2011 6:12 am - While Sears Holding Corp. is considering leaving its Hoffman Estates headquarters and taking more than 6,000 jobs out of Illinois, the costs — in money, lost employees a...
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Olympic stadium gets cloth curtainsAug 06, 2011 12:01 am - Associated Press It’s a wrap — sort of. London organizers have sealed a deal with U.S.-based Dow Chemical Co. to restore an innovative curtain to encircle the Olympic St...
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Des Plaines casino takes in $17 million in first two weeksAug 08, 2011 4:39 pm - The Illinois Gaming Board has released its July riverboat casino revenue report showing Rivers Casino in Des Plaines raked in more than $17 million in its first two week...
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Study: More casinos, more gambling addictsAug 08, 2011 6:12 am - One university study shows that living near a casino can as much as double your likelihood of becoming addicted to gambling. It's a temptation that may become stronger f...
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