Business Stories from August 9, 2012 (Change date)
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Luxury pet resort to open in Buffalo GroveAug 10, 2012 8:34 am - Buffalo Grove trustees this week voted to allow the Barkington Palace, an upscale pet resort, to open at 300 Lexington Drive. Trustees paved the way for approval by addi...
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Farmers market celebrates 100 years in AuroraAug 10, 2012 1:22 pm - One hundred years ago, Aurora reporters were busy previewing the city’s first farmers market that would bring growers with “vegetables of all kinds, fruits, eggs, poultr...
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HR panel: Take care of your ‘superstars’Aug 10, 2012 7:06 am - Although economic uncertainty has kept business growth in limbo, it’s important to take care of the “superstars” in your organization to make sure they are not lured awa...
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Motorola Solutions’ investment could pay in the futureAug 10, 2012 7:06 am - You can’t exactly say Schaumburg-based Motorola Solutions Venture Capital, the company’s investment unit, is on a spree. But it’s already made significant investments, u...
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T-Mobile loses subscribers, smartphones flatAug 10, 2012 5:59 am - NEW YORK — The long slide of T-Mobile USA continued in the latest quarter, as the country’s No. 4 cellphone company lost subscribers and struggled to sign people up for ...
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Stocks waver; signs on the economy hard to readAug 10, 2012 7:06 am - NEW YORK — The stock market has the summer doldrums. U.S. stocks dawdled between small gains and losses Thursday with investors unable to decide what to focus on: incre...
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E-Trade ousting its CEO; naming chairman to postAug 09, 2012 10:41 am - NEW YORK — E-Trade Financial has ousted its CEO, Citigroup veteran Steven Freiberg, just two years into a four-year contract as the online broker deals with declining tr...
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JPMorgan revises 1Q profit down amid trading probeAug 09, 2012 10:42 am - NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase on Thursday formally revised its first-quarter financial results to show a lower profit, after deciding that traders at its main investment arm...
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U.S. wholesale stockpiles fell as sales plummetedAug 09, 2012 2:02 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale companies cut back their stockpiles in June as sales fell by the most in three years. The declines in sales and inventories could signal slow...
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U.S. trade deficit falls to lowest in 18 monthsAug 09, 2012 2:02 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit fell to its lowest level in 18 months in June, pushed down by a steep drop in oil imports and a rise in exports. The trade gap narrow...