Business Stories from March 10, 2010 (Change date)
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Motorola adds Microsoft's Bing to Android Smartphones in ChinaMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc., the largest U.S. mobile-phone maker, is adding Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search engine and maps service to phones that use Google Inc.'s Android operating sy...
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New Antioch hardware store set to open in the face of tough economyMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - The new Ace Hardware on Antioch's west side is sure to be welcomed by lovers of tools and paint, but the 26,000-square-foot building is also embraced by village official...
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AirTran fires first salvo in summer airfare price warsMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - DALLAS -- Discount carrier AirTran Airways fired the first shot of the summer airfare wars this week, causing bigger rivals to match prices at a time when they would rat...
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Siemens expanding U.S. power unit, adding 825 jobsMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - RALEIGH, North Carolina -- German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG plans to expand a North Carolina unit that makes equipment for electric utility plants, adding hundr...
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Mortgage rates remain below 5 percentMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Mortgage rates held below the 5 percent threshold for the second straight week, a report said Thursday, weeks before a government program that has been kee...
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Furniture business thrives with shoppers in the warehouseMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - A Bensenville business is thriving in this weakening economy by letting shoppers search for discounts literally in the store's warehouse. And, the owners of Interior Exp...
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Simon calls new General Growth bankruptcy plan less uncertainMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - A new plan by mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. to exit bankruptcy with funding from Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and two other creditors resolves some uncer...
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Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 yearsMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down. RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. households fac...
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Options exchange CBOE files for $300 million IPOMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The last major private exchange left in the U.S., the Chicago Board Options Exchange, filed for an initial public offering of up to $300 million Thursday. Th...
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Foreclosures up again in Illinois during FebruaryMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois maintained its dubious distinction of ranking No. 8 nationwide with the most foreclosures among all 50 states, increasing about 22 percent in February compared ...