Business Stories from September 9, 2011 (Change date)
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Ford asks court to reverse $2 billion award to truck dealersSep 13, 2011 7:30 pm - Ford Motor Co. asked an Ohio appeals court to reverse a $2 billion judgment awarded in June to a class of commercial truck dealers who claimed the company overcharged th...
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Thai rice subsidy scheme to push up world pricesSep 10, 2011 8:40 am - BANGKOK — Thailand’s plan to pay its rice growers far above market rates is expected to push up prices for the staple that feeds almost half the world’s people as rice i...
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Huge Japanese eatery, classic-car shop part of Hoffman Estates centerSep 13, 2011 12:28 pm - Two new businesses, including what village officials say is the Midwest’s largest Japanese restaurant, will be celebrated next weekend for breathing new life into Hoffma...
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Sears Holdings names supply chain leaderSep 13, 2011 7:30 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES — Sears Holdings named Raj Penkar as senior vice president and president, Supply Chain, effective Sept. 15. Penkar will be accountable for all aspects of...
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Economists show support for Obama job-growth planSep 11, 2011 12:50 am - WASHINGTON — A tentative thumbs-up. That was the assessment Thursday night from economists, who offered mainly positive reviews of President Barack Obama’s $447 billion ...
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Oil drops most in week as Bernanke, Obama don’t boost confidenceSep 10, 2011 8:40 am - Oil fell the most in a week in New York as speeches yesterday by President Barack Obama and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke didn’t boost confidence in the world...
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Euro falls to 6-month low on debt crisis; dollar risesSep 10, 2011 8:40 am - The euro declined to a six-month low against the dollar on speculation the European Central Bank will cut interest rates amid record Greek bond yields and the region’s d...
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Apple wins ruling for German Samsung Galaxy tablet 10.1 banSep 11, 2011 6:54 am - Apple Inc., the world’s most valuable technology company, won backing from a German court for a ban on sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer in ...
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Madoff trustee Sets $272 million payout date of Sept. 15Sep 10, 2011 8:40 am - The liquidator of Bernard Madoff’s firm is planning an initial distribution of $272 million to investors holding allowed claims as of Sept. 15, according to a court fili...
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Japan economy shrank more than initial reportSep 09, 2011 8:41 pm - TOKYO — Japan’s economy contracted the April-June quarter at an annual rate of 2.1 percent, worse than the initial estimate, the government said Friday, underlining the ...
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