Business Stories from December 22, 2011 (Change date)
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Schaumburg mayor to deliver state-of-villageDec 23, 2011 1:29 pm - Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson will deliver his annual state-of-the-village address at the Schaumburg Business Association’s next monthly breakfast event — “Good Morning, Sc...
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Stocks rise; S&P turns positive for 2011Dec 24, 2011 5:09 am - NEW YORK — Stocks rose in quiet, pre-holiday trading Friday. The S&P 500 index turned positive for the year. Traders were relieved by news that Congress extended a payro...
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Nervous banks stash money with ECBDec 23, 2011 9:10 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — Banks from the 17 countries that use the euro stashed (euro) 347 billion ($453 billion) overnight with the European Central Bank on Thursday, in ano...
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New-home sales up in Nov. but 2011 figures dismalDec 23, 2011 2:25 pm - WASHINGTON — Americans bought slightly more new homes in November, but 2011 will likely end up as the worst year for sales in history. The Commerce Department says new-h...
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Romney won't release tax returns if he's GOP nomineeDec 24, 2011 5:09 am - Mitt Romney, a multimillionaire who is by far the wealthiest of the Republican presidential candidates, said he has no plans to release his income tax returns if he wins...
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New system at GlenOaks cuts down on medication errorsDec 24, 2011 5:09 am - GLENDALE HEIGHTS — Adventist GlenOaks Hospital recently implemented a new system for administering medication to patients. The process, called Medication Positive Patien...
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India sells 120 billion rupees of bondsDec 23, 2011 6:15 am - India raised 120 billion rupees selling bonds maturing in 2018, 2021 and 2030, the central bank said. The nation sold 40 billion rupees of 7.83 percent bonds due 2018 a...
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Holiday shoppers go wild over Air JordansDec 24, 2011 9:05 pm - SEATTLE — Scuffles broke out and police were brought in to quell unrest that nearly turned into riots across the nation Friday following the release of Nike's new Air Jo...
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Chicago food processor sued over prep practicesDec 23, 2011 7:23 am - The federal government has sued a Chicago food processor for allegedly failing to protect products from contamination. The Justice Department says it filed suit Wednesda...
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City will keep Daley Plaza open during summitsDec 23, 2011 3:09 pm - A coalition hoping to stage protests at Daley Plaza during the G8 and NATO summits next spring could get its wish, after Chicago officials promised that the venue would ...