Business Stories from September 14, 2011 (Change date)
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New airport security policy for kids under 13Sep 14, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Children 12 years old and younger soon will no longer be required to remove their shoes at airport security checkpoints, Homeland Security Secretary Janet N...
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Preckwinkle: Sales tax repeal a step in right directionSep 14, 2011 12:00 am - A partial rollback of the controversial penny-on-the-dollar county sales tax is expected to cost Cook County $53 million in revenues next year, board President Toni Prec...
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American to expand Gogo streaming video on aircraftSep 14, 2011 12:00 am - ITASCA — American Airlines announced it will expand Gogo’s new streaming video product onboard approximately 400 American Airlines aircraft. The expansion of Gogo’s vide...
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German lawmaker: nobody seeking Greek bankruptcySep 14, 2011 12:00 am - BERLINw — A top lawmaker from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s junior coalition partner is defending comments by his party’s leader that an “orderly insolvency” for Gre...
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West Dundee grounds coffeehouseSep 14, 2011 12:00 am - A coffeehouse nestled inside a charming Victorian house in West Dundee sure sounded like a good idea to some. But it was one the village board ultimately turned down th...
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Europe pressured to do more to help euroSep 14, 2011 12:00 am - ATHENS, Greece — International pressure grew on Europe to find a lasting solution to the debt crisis that is shaking global financial markets, as the leaders of Greece, ...
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Co-op gives homeowners leverage in getting best price for servicesSep 14, 2011 12:00 am - An interview with Greg Weismantel, owner of Global Pavilion Ltd. in St. Charles. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Global Pavilion acts like a co-op o...
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Moody’s downgrades SocGen, Credit AgricoleSep 14, 2011 12:00 am - PARIS — Moody’s on Wednesday downgraded the credit ratings of French banks Societe Generale and Credit Agricole following a period of huge volatility in the markets as i...
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Stocks edge up in another day of choppy tradingSep 14, 2011 12:00 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ NEW YORK — Stocks are closing higher for the second day in a row, led by gains in General Electric Co. and other indust...
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Stock indexes jump on optimism over GreeceSep 14, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — A promise by European leaders to help Greece avoid default sent stocks sharply higher Wednesday, the third day of gains in a row. The leaders of Greece, Fra...