Business Stories from August 16, 2011 (Change date)
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S&P says sell Google's shares after Motorola dealAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Standard & Poor's is saying investors should sell Google's stock because it believes the search leader's decision to buy Motorola Mobility increases the risk ...
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Mexican peso weakens on U.S. And European growth concernsAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Mexico’s peso fell as slower-than- forecast European growth and a drop in housing starts in the U.S. tempered confidence in the global economy and demand for riskier ass...
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Palatine rejects smoke shop amid synthetic marijuana concernsAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Three mothers of children struggling with drug addiction implored Palatine officials this week to bar a tobacco shop from opening, out of fear their teens and others wou...
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Ex-United Technologies chair among yacht crew rescued off IrelandAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - HARTFORD, Conn. — Yachting race officials say 21 crew members of a capsized vessel who were rescued off the coast of Ireland included the former chairman of United Techn...
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Agility pleads not guilty to government contract fraudAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Agility, the Kuwaiti storage and logistics provider, pleaded not guilty to charges it defrauded the U.S. government on a multibillion-dollar contract to feed troops over...
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Suit against Motorola Mobility: $12.5 bil. from Google too littleAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and its chief executive officer, Sanjay Jha, were sued by a shareholder claiming they failed to get the best price when they agreed to se...
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July home building slips after early-summer bumpAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Builders broke ground on fewer single-family houses in July, leaving home construction at depressed levels. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that builde...
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Six corporate teams to compete for CSCMP’s 2011 Supply Chain Innovation AwardAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - LOMBARD — Six corporate teams that demonstrated how their supply chain practices reduced costs, streamlined processes, saved energy, and improved operating efficiencies ...
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Germany economy grew only 0.1 pct in Q2Aug 16, 2011 12:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany’s economic growth nearly ground to a halt in the second quarter, in another downbeat sign for the global economy. Its quarterly growth of on...
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Lake County Forest Preserve District introduces free appAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - See an interesting songbird at your local forest preserve? Now there's an app that let's you share the image on your smartphone. Actually, the new application introduced...