Business Stories from August 8, 2012 (Change date)
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GLMV Women's Networking Group: Learn How To Create More Powerful Business RelationshipsAug 10, 2012 9:34 am - Join us at GLMV Women's Networking Group Luncheon, Tuesday, August 14, and learn to create more powerful business relationships. Susan Rose, Inner Dragon, will talk abou...
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McDonald’s left hungry by rivals, economy in JulyAug 09, 2012 7:13 am - NEW YORK — The Golden Arches are starting to lose some of their shine. McDonald’s Corp. says a key revenue figure came in flat in July, its worst showing in more than ni...
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Android extends dominance in smartphones worldwideAug 09, 2012 7:11 am - NEW YORK — Got an iPhone? You’re in the minority. There were four Android phones for every iPhone shipped in the second quarter, research firm IDC said Wednesday. That’s...
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A rally on Wall Street slows; Priceline tanksAug 09, 2012 7:12 am - A stock market rally lost steam Wednesday after mixed earnings from U.S. companies added to fears about Europe’s economic slowdown. Several big consumer goods companies ...
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Arlington Heights’ Harris gift shop closingAug 09, 2012 3:38 pm - After a 62-year run, the Arlington Heights business community soon will lose one of its most familiar names. Harris Home Decor and More, which replaced the longtime fami...
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Antioch special meeting on gamblingAug 08, 2012 3:29 pm - Antioch will host a special meeting on the topic of video gaming on Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. at village hall, 874 Main St. The meeting is open to the public. The village board’...
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Ernesto races across Mexico’s Yucatan PeninsulaAug 08, 2012 2:32 pm - CHETUMAL, Mexico — Tropical Storm Ernesto spun across Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Wednesday, heading toward the country’s oil heartland after forcing the evacuation of th...
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Apple beefs up security for resetting passwordsAug 09, 2012 7:13 am - Apple Inc. is beefing up security for resetting user passwords after a journalist wrote about a hack affecting his personal data, highlighting possible weaknesses in the...
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To test efficiency, economists mail fake lettersAug 09, 2012 7:13 am - CONCORD, N.H. — A half century after Elvis Presley had a hit with “Return to Sender,” a Dartmouth College professor and three other economists have used the same idea to...
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Google to include people’s Gmail in search resultsAug 09, 2012 7:13 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s Internet search engine is getting more personal by highlighting information drawn from its users’ Gmail accounts on its main results page. The f...
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