Business Stories from July 15, 2011 (Change date)
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Congress seeks debt solution, Obama goes to publicJul 17, 2011 7:25 am - WASHINGTON — Racing the debt clock, Congress is working on dual tracks while President Barack Obama appeals to the public in hopes of influencing a deal that talks have ...
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UN shipping agency adopts new rules on emissionsJul 16, 2011 7:41 am - LONDON — The U.N. agency regulating international shipping decided Friday that the global merchant marine, which ferries most of the world’s trade, must meet energy effi...
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Icahn makes $10.2B offer for CloroxJul 16, 2011 7:40 am - NEW YORK — Activist investor Carl Icahn made an unusual offer to buy Clorox Co. this week, presenting himself almost as a disinterested bidder and encouraging the compan...
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Arlington Hts.' Bang & Olufsen teams with BMWJul 16, 2011 7:39 am - Bang & Olufsen, which has its North American headquarters in Arlington Heights, is providing a dramatic high-end Surround Sound System in two new BMWs rolling out in Oct...
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Corbett drilling panel recommends fee on industryJul 15, 2011 4:07 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Tom Corbett’s advisory panel on the rapidly growing Marcellus Shale drilling industry supports making the companies help the government pay for th...
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Delta may drop flying in 24 small citiesJul 16, 2011 7:40 am - MINNEAPOLIS — Delta Air Lines is shrinking its flying to small cities in the nation’s midsection, saying it can’t make money on flights that are sometimes completely emp...
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Obama: Chance for 'something big' to calm economyJul 16, 2011 7:38 am - WASHINGTON — Struggling to avert an unprecedented national default, congressional leaders jettisoned negotiations on a sweeping deficit-reduction package Friday despite ...
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Regulators shut 2 small Georgia banksJul 15, 2011 4:07 pm - WASHINGTON — Regulators have shut down two small banks in Georgia, lifting to 53 the number of U.S. bank failures this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Frid...
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E. Dundee gives heath center $73,000 for $183,000 renovationJul 15, 2011 4:39 pm - A health care center with offices in West Dundee and Huntley soon will shut down those locations to open one office in East Dundee. But it needed a little bit of help in...
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‘Harry Potter’ has record $43.5 million in midnight showingsJul 16, 2011 7:39 am - “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” scored a record $43.5 million in midnight and early morning ticket sales in North America, giving the Warner Bros. film a ...
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