Business Stories from October 4, 2010 (Change date)
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Walgreens reports increase in same-store salesOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Walgreen Co. reported Tuesday that September comparable store sales increased .4 percent over last year. The company said sales were $5.64 billion, an increase of 5.3 pe...
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Continental union spurns United joint-contract planOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Continental Airlines flight attendants declined to join their peers at merger partner United Airlines in immediate contract talks at the combined carrier, possibly slowi...
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Sears wants to buy back Willis Tower sculptureOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Sears has moved out of its iconic tower in downtown Chicago, but the company now wants to buy back a motorized sculpture in the building's lobby. The brightly colored ar...
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Final test 787 takes first flight, lands earlyOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Boeing Co.'s sixth and final 787 flight test airplane has made its first flight. However, The Seattle Times reports the jetliner had some maintenance trouble...
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Oil rises to near $82 amid mixed stock marketsOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices hovered above $81 a barrel Tuesday as traders looked for a new catalyst to extend last week's rally amid mixed regional stock markets. By early afternoon in E...
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Boston Blackie's to stay open in DeerfieldOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Boston Blackie's in Deerfield is one of only two of the franchise's restaurants that has remained open, officials from the restaurant group said. The Deerfield location ...
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Navigant acquires EthosPartnersOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Navigant announced Monday that it has acquired EthosPartners Healthcare Management Group Inc., a national health care consulting group specializing in physician and hosp...
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Boeing says Japan, South Korea plane demand to riseOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Boeing Co., the world's second- largest planemaker, increased its forecast for aircraft demand among carriers in Japan and South Korea by 2.5 percent on expectations low...
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'Stars on Cars' ratings system getting tougherOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- No more grade inflation for new cars and trucks. The Transportation Department is outlining changes Tuesday to the government's 5-Star Safety Rating System...
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