Business Stories from October 22, 2013 (Change date)
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Rainbow Hospice Angels Ball Benefit sees record numbersOct 23, 2013 3:36 pm - Camera flashes, movie popcorn, and red-feathered headdress ladies attached to a flowing red carpet completed the look for Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care's annual ce...
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Will U.S. hiring accelerate if economy doesn’t?Oct 23, 2013 9:09 am - WASHINGTON — The uncertainty and weakness that hung over the U.S. job market in September before the government shut down aren’t going away. Employers will likely remain...
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Apple unveils new Macs, iPad ahead of holidaysOct 23, 2013 7:49 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. is refreshing its iPad lineup and slashing the price of its Mac computers ahead of the holiday shopping season, as it faces an eroding tablet ...
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Fed stimulus hopes lift S&P 500 to another recordOct 23, 2013 7:49 am - NEW YORK — The prospect of more economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve pushed the Standard & Poor’s 500 index to a fourth consecutive record close Tuesday. Investors...
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West Dundee business pleads guilty to selling alcohol to minorOct 22, 2013 6:57 pm - Management from a West Dundee convenience store has pleaded guilty to selling alcohol to a minor and must pay a $250 fine, plus court costs, Police Chief Andrew Wieteska...
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Long Grove man arrested in fraud schemeOct 23, 2013 5:29 pm - Federal agents arrested a Long Grove man at his home Tuesday morning on charges that he defrauded a Florida company of $800,000 and attempted to defraud an undercover ag...
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Trial delayed for Bartlett man accused in theft of computer equipment from Walgreen Co.Oct 23, 2013 12:16 pm - The trial for a Bartlett man accused of stealing more than $100,000 in computer equipment from Walgreen Co. has been pushed back to next year. Richard Pickard, 47, of t...
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Netflix’s 3Q earnings quadruple, stock soarsOct 22, 2013 7:10 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. — Netflix’s earnings quadrupled as its line-up of original programming helped the Internet video subscription service attract 1.3 million more U.S. subs...
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U.S. employers add 148K jobs; rate falls to 7.2 pct.Oct 23, 2013 8:40 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting that employers held back on hiring before a 16-day partial government shutdown began Oct. ...
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Deere to lay off 100 more workers at Ankeny plantOct 22, 2013 1:47 pm - Moline-baed Deere & Co. says it will lay off 100 more workers from its plant in Ankeny Iowa plant. The Des Moines Register reports that the layoffs are being described a...
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