Business Stories from May 9, 2013 (Change date)
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McDonald's cuts Angus burgers from menuMay 10, 2013 4:04 pm - McDonald's is cutting the Angus burger from its menu. The Oak Brook-based company had said earlier this year that it was evaluating whether to continue selling the Angus...
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British airline to test ash cloud detectorMay 09, 2013 9:24 pm - LONDON — A U.K. budget airline will create an artificial volcanic ash cloud over Europe this summer to test ash detection technology. The experiment aims to avoid the ki...
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Gurnee village board approves another electricity contractMay 09, 2013 10:05 pm - Gurnee has struck another deal with a company that will provide electricity at a cheaper rate than ComEd for homes and small businesses. Village board trustees this week...
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Antioch company accused of repair fraudMay 10, 2013 4:04 pm - The Illinois attorney general's office on Thursday sued an Antioch home repair company, accusing the firm of failing to complete projects and not paying its supplier. Th...
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New Mt. Prospect mayor ready to leave her markMay 11, 2013 10:16 am - Here is one of Arlene Juracek’s dreams. It’s 2017, the year that the village will celebrate its 100th anniversary, and a big celebration takes place in the downtown are...
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Hedge fund manager Falcone to settle fraud caseMay 09, 2013 7:25 pm - WASHINGTON — Billionaire hedge fund manager Philip Falcone and his firm have agreed to pay $18 million to settle civil fraud charges that he used fund money to pay his t...
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Enron’s Skilling could see 10-year sentence cutMay 09, 2013 1:27 pm - HOUSTON — Convicted ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling’s more than 24-year prison sentence for his role in the once mighty energy giant’s collapse could be reduced by a...
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U.S. wholesale stockpiles up 0.4 percent in MarchMay 09, 2013 9:24 pm - WASHINGTON — Wholesale businesses stepped up their restocking of supplies in March, but their sales fell sharply. The Commerce Department said Thursday that stockpiles h...
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Orbitz posts profit, rebounds from year-ago lossMay 09, 2013 4:44 pm - Orbitz Worldwide Inc. posted first-quarter net income of $146.2 million on Thursday as a hefty tax benefit and higher revenue from hotel and vacation package bookings he...
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Retailers report modest gains for AprilMay 09, 2013 9:24 pm - NEW YORK — Americans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they’re encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying sto...