Business Stories from August 27, 2014 (Change date)
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10 things to know about corporate inversionsAug 28, 2014 8:33 am - WASHINGTON - Burger King is drawing a lot of flak over plans to shift its legal address to a foreign country by merging with Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee-and-doughnu...
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Magenium Solutions wins Glen Ellyn building awardAug 28, 2014 9:38 am - Glen Ellyn-based Magenium Solutions was awarded the annual award for Excellence in Building Design from the village of Glen Ellyn. The traveling trophy is chosen each ye...
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Video games come of age as spectator sportAug 28, 2014 8:33 am - NEW YORK - Video games have been a spectator sport since teenagers crowded around arcade machines to watch friends play "Pac-Man." And for decades, kids have gathered in...
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Time Warner Cable says outages largely resolvedAug 28, 2014 8:33 am - NEW YORK - Time Warner Cable said Wednesday that service was largely restored after a problem during routine maintenance caused a nationwide outage of its Internet servi...
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Sugar needs deeper shortages to ensure price recoveryAug 27, 2014 12:30 pm - Global sugar consumption needs to outstrip supply by at least 3 million metric tons to 4 million tons before prices recover significantly, according to the International...
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Itasca-based Gogo lands Aeromexico wireless dealAug 29, 2014 8:54 am - In-flight communications services provider Gogo, based in Itasca, will provide in-flight Internet and wireless in-flight entertainment service for Aeromexico, the compan...
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Buffett search for sure thing propels 76-year junk food questAug 27, 2014 3:09 pm - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett got his entrepreneurial start at age 7, buying six-packs of Coke for a quarter, then hawking the beverages for a nickel apiece on hot...
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Airlines mull first-class future after success of business bedsAug 27, 2014 7:12 pm - The word's top airlines are questioning the need for first-class cabins as flat-bed seats cradle corporate customers in once-unimaginable comfort, making the premium on ...
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Apple, Samsung face $3.9B wall to selling phones in ChinaAug 27, 2014 12:30 pm - Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. face a $3.9 billion challenge as they prepare to sell new marquee phones in the world's biggest wireless market. China's state-run...
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Ryanair rolls out business-oriented flexi-fare in corporate pushAug 27, 2014 12:30 pm - Ryanair Holdings Plc started selling flexible tickets targeting business passengers as Europe's biggest discount carrier seeks to gain credibility among corporate and go...
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