Business Stories from July 24, 2014 (Change date)
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Facebook poised to hit record high as mobile ads fuel gainsJul 25, 2014 8:44 am - Mark Zuckerberg is staring down naysayers who hammered Facebook Inc.'s stock after its debut two years ago. Facebook shares are poised to reach a new high today after th...
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Coalition ways state must move faster on frackingJul 25, 2014 8:44 am - SPRINGFIELD - A coalition of business and labor groups wants the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to move faster in implementing hydraulic fracturing rules. The ...
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FinalRoadMap.com offers more than final bucket listJul 24, 2014 5:06 pm - Mike Vietri of Naperville said he and his wife have wills, but that not everything is contained in such a document. Things like, what happens to their condo or how to ta...
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After much movement, stocks end where they beganJul 25, 2014 8:44 am - NEW YORK - Only Wall Street could make the buying and selling of more than 3 billion shares look like nothing happened. Major U.S. stock indexes ended roughly where they...
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Average US 30-year mortgage rate at 4.13 pct.Jul 24, 2014 12:25 pm - WASHINGTON - Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates were stable to slightly higher this week, remaining near their lows for the year. Mortgage company Freddie Mac said Th...
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Caterpillar 2Q profit rises, revenue declinesJul 24, 2014 9:47 pm - Associated Press PEORIA - Caterpillar's second-quarter net income rose 4.1 percent even as revenue slipped. The construction equipment company's adjusted profit topped W...
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United to resume flights to israel as other airlines plot returnJul 24, 2014 2:01 pm - Chicago-based United Continental Holdings Inc. and Alitalia SpA are resuming flights to Tel Aviv as other airlines weigh their options following an almost two-day halt i...
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Jobless rates fall in all Illinois metro areasJul 24, 2014 9:47 pm - The state Department of Employment Security says unemployment rates dropped in June in all 12 Illinois metro areas. It was the third straight month of across-the-board d...
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GM sets aside at least $400 million for ignition recall victimsJul 24, 2014 2:01 pm - General Motors Co., posting a second-quarter profit that missed analyst estimates, said it will spend at least $400 million to pay victims of the 2.59 million compact ca...
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Google risks ire on jogging memories meant to be forgottenJul 24, 2014 2:50 pm - Google Inc. risks a fresh round of criticism after its attempts to apply a court ruling giving citizens the right to be forgotten backfired, Ireland's data watchdog said...
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