Business Stories from August 8, 2011 (Change date)
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Nielsen buys Marketing AnalyticsAug 10, 2011 2:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG — Nielsen Holdings N.V. said Tuesday it acquired Marketing Analytics Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Evanston, Ill.-based Marketing Analytics helps other compani...
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Apple passes Exxon as most valuable US companyAug 10, 2011 2:00 pm - NEW YORK — Apple briefly surpassed Exxon Mobil as the most valuable company in the U.S. Tuesday afternoon before settling back slightly lower. But the two are now so clo...
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Treasury rates sink after Fed statementAug 09, 2011 3:44 pm - Long-term interest rates sank near record lows Tuesday after the Federal Reserve said economic growth is "considerably slower." The Fed also pledged to keep a lid on sho...
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Oil tumbles below $80 amid U.S. recession fearsAug 09, 2011 2:17 pm - PARIS — Oil prices tumbled to their lowest in almost a year Tuesday in Europe amid a global sell-off of equities and commodities triggered by investor fears the U.S. wil...
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Sara Lee selling unit to Ralcorp for $545MAug 10, 2011 9:12 am - Downers Grove-based Sara Lee is selling its North American refrigerated dough business to a Ralcorp for $545 million. The Sara Lee Corp. is in the process of splitting i...
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NJ extends deadline for sale of Borgata stakeAug 09, 2011 10:39 pm - ATLANTIC CTY, N.J. — MGM Resorts International has been granted another year and a half to sell its 50 percent stake in Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. New J...
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State to begin seizing abandoned cash after 1 yearAug 09, 2011 4:39 pm - Forgotten bank accounts could be put to work for taxpayers much more quickly under a new Illinois law. The measure says the state can take control of abandoned funds aft...
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Bartlett woman turns class project, passion into businessAug 09, 2011 5:23 am - An interview done with Michelle Sarwas. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We offer doggy day care, overnight boarding, grooming, and training for dogs ...
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Images: U.S. and other world markets drop sharply.Aug 08, 2011 3:26 pm - ...
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Ross Dress for Less to open in Algonquin, ElginJan 11, 2017 1:29 pm - There have been many guesses floating around on what's going into the former Circuit City building along Randall Road in Algonquin Commons. Construction work on the form...