Business Stories from October 24, 2012 (Change date)
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Fall Multi-Chamber Business Stampede Coming To Town - 11/9Oct 25, 2012 1:32 pm - The event includes keynote presentation at 11 am by Gary Steinhafel, president/CEO Steinhafels. There will also be local business vendors, plus raffle drawings throughou...
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Stocks stabilize on Wall Street after a sell-offOct 25, 2012 7:40 am - NEW YORK — The steep losses stopped Wednesday as the stock market turned calm, a day after one of its biggest sell-offs of the year. Indexes ended with slight losses aft...
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Jackson arrested in protest with workersOct 24, 2012 4:37 pm - FREEPORT, Ill. — The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been arrested in a group of protesting workers during an act of civil disobedience in Freeport. Michael Peery, a spokesman f...
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Critical online reviews can carry legal risksOct 24, 2012 3:30 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota doctor took offense when a patient’s son posted critical remarks about him on some rate-your-doctor websites, including a comment by a nurse wh...
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Government contracts help push Motorola 3Q sales up 3 percentOct 25, 2012 7:40 am - Schaumburg-based Motorola Solutions said its third-quarter 2012 sales were $2.2 billion, up 3 percent from the same period last year and driven by strong demand in its g...
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Vernon Hills man pleads guilty to bank fraudOct 25, 2012 12:50 pm - A Vernon Hills accountant pleaded guilty to engaging in a scheme to defraud U.S. Bancorp and five clients of more than $1.8 million, authorities announced Wednesday. Je...
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Randhurst 50th anniversary fall festival SaturdayOct 24, 2012 2:33 pm - Randhurst, at the corner of Rand and Elmhurst roads, is celebrating five fabulous decades rooted in the Mount Prospect community with a commemorative ceremony and 50th A...
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Fed cites moderate US growth, takes no new actionOct 25, 2012 7:40 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is improving only moderately and still needs its support to help lower unemployment. The Fed took n...
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Buffett says US economy still inching aheadOct 25, 2012 7:40 am - OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Wednesday that the global economy is definitely slowing because of continued problems in Europe and the decline in...
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Gas gets cheaper, but still isn’t cheapOct 24, 2012 2:22 pm - NEW YORK — Gasoline across the U.S. is cheaper after a week of rapid price declines. But it still isn’t cheap. The national average for a gallon of gas has dropped 13 ce...
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