Business Stories from September 16, 2011 (Change date)
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Tyra Banks launches book tour in NapervilleSep 19, 2011 3:36 pm - Nicole Spizzirri said she hoped supermodel Tyra Banks might be disguised in the audience at North Central College in Naperville, waiting on Thursday to pop out and surpr...
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Kmart to award $25,000 in scholarshipsSep 17, 2011 8:44 am - Kmart is launching the Latina Smart Fund in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Promoted through Kmart's Latina Smart Facebook page, the Latina Smart Fund ...
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Illinois, other states join telecom antitrust suitSep 16, 2011 4:30 pm - WASHINGTON — Seven state attorneys general have joined the Justice Department’s lawsuit to block the merger of AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA Inc. The department announced t...
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Judge approves $30 million sale of Olsen's MillSep 16, 2011 12:12 pm - OSHKOSH, Wis. — A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a sale of assets that gives Archer Daniels Midland capacity to store 20 million bushels of grain in Wisconsin. Th...
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Despite some stumbles, business climate looking up in St. CharlesSep 20, 2011 5:27 pm - St. Charles does not have a natural immunity to the economic downturn. Shoppers need only look at the rows of gated shops in Charlestowne Mall and the shuttering of seve...
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Spain reintroduces wealth tax to help cut debtsSep 17, 2011 8:44 am - MADRID — Spain’s debt-laden Socialist government voted Friday to reintroduce a wealth tax it had suspended just three years ago, arguing now that it is only fair for ric...
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Stocks trade mixed as European leaders meetSep 17, 2011 8:44 am - U.S. stocks alternated between gains and losses Friday after European finance ministers pushed back a decision about how to solve the region’s debt crisis. Blackberry ma...
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Morningstar expands investment servicesSep 17, 2011 8:44 am - Morningstar Investment Services, Inc., (MIS) today introduced a suite of new strategies to Morningstar Managed Portfolios, a fee-based discretionary investment managemen...
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Chicago businesses learn about opportunities in india at summitSep 17, 2011 8:44 am - News Services Chicago will host one of the largest foreign delegations in the city’s history. Over 40 leaders from India’s business and government will participate in th...
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Oil drops as U.S., Europe clash over debt crisisSep 17, 2011 8:44 am - NEW YORK — Oil prices are sliding as the U.S. and Europe clash over how to handle the debt crisis in Greece. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude on Friday dropped $1...