Business Stories from September 6, 2012 (Change date)
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Protests persist after towns reach Dimucci mall dealSep 07, 2012 3:31 pm - Hearings on a controversial commercial proposal along Rand Road between North Barrington and Hawthorn Woods continued Thursday — though protesters were asked to ignore t...
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Walgreen shares slide after sales trail estimatesSep 07, 2012 11:44 am - Deerfield-based Walgreen Co. fell the most in more than two months after posting fiscal fourth-quarter revenue that trailed analysts’ estimates as the lack of Express Sc...
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Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed loans decline to 3.55%Sep 09, 2012 12:44 am - U.S. mortgage rates for 30-year loans declined for a second week, lowering borrowing costs as fewer Americans sought financing for home purchases. The average rate for a...
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Realty Income buying American Realty CapitalSep 07, 2012 8:33 am - NEW YORK — Real estate investment trust Realty Income is buying American Realty Capital Trust Inc. for about $1.9 billion in stock. Realty Income Corp., which owns and m...
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U.S. hiring outlook improves as jobless claims dropSep 07, 2012 8:33 am - WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, and a private survey showed businesses stepped up hiring in August. The data sketched a brighte...
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U.S. service firms grew at faster pace in AugustSep 06, 2012 10:41 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. service companies grew at a faster pace in August than July and stepped up hiring, further evidence that the economy may be improving. The Institute fo...
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Report: U.S. health care system wastes $750B a yearSep 07, 2012 8:33 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. health care system squanders $750 billion a year — roughly 30 cents of every medical dollar — through unneeded care, byzantine paperwork, fraud and...
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W.S. Darley unveils home emergency preparedness productsSep 06, 2012 11:19 am - ITASCA — First responder equipment manufacturer W.S. Darley & Co. has unveiled a new line of disaster preparedness products for home use. Homelandsecurityequipment.com i...
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Abbott, Astellas to collaborate on CMV vaccine trialSep 06, 2012 11:19 am - Lake County-based drugmakers Abbott Laboratories and Astellas Pharma said they will collaborate on a clinical trial on a vaccine licensed from Vical Inc. for preventing ...
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AAR shares rise on higher preliminary profitSep 06, 2012 11:19 am - WOOD DALE — Aircraft maintenance and services supplier AAR Corp. rose the most in almost two months after the company announced preliminary first-quarter profit that bea...