Business Stories from June 8, 2011 (Change date)
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Coupons.com gets $200M investmentJun 08, 2011 11:00 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. — Digital coupon provider Coupons.com Inc. has received $200 million from undisclosed institutional investors, making it the latest Internet company to at...
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Emanuel says he's 'confident' CME will stay in IllinoisJun 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he's talked to the executive chairman of the CME Group and is "confident" the financial exchange will stay in Illinois. Emanuel's comments Thursd...
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Lilly enters collaboration deal with Swiss companyJun 08, 2011 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. has signed a deal with Swiss company Synthes Inc. to co-promote the bone drug Forteo and develop other potential orthopedic tr...
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FDA links some prostate drugs to cancer riskJun 08, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — The Food and Drug Administration says a group of prostate drugs that can reduce the risk of some forms of prostate cancer may increase the risk of a more seri...
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CME move threat puts focus on unpopular tax hikeJun 08, 2011 11:00 pm - The suggestion by the owner of two major futures exchanges that it could relocate jobs because of Illinois' business tax casts another spotlight on the unpopular increas...
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US stocks head for first up day in over a weekJun 08, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A little bit of good news was all it took to break a weeklong slump in the stock market. A report that U.S. exports hit a record in April sent stocks sharply ...
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Trade deficit narrows in April to $43.7 billionJun 08, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — American companies sold more computers, heavy machinery and telecommunications equipment in foreign markets in April, pushing exports to a record high. Impo...
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Pilots take aim at UnitedJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - More than 100 United and Continental Airlines pilots and flight attendants armed with signs protesting working conditions greeted shareholders arriving at the annual mee...
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Elgin OKs economic incentive agreement with SearsJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Agreement provides economic incentives
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Rolling Meadows CEO: Small steps, big savingsJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Making energy-saving improvements to your business — both in the structure and in your employees’ habits — can net sizable overall costs savings, an energy expert told A...