Business Stories from September 16, 2011 (Change date)
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Obama signs major patent law changeSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - ALEXANDRIA, Va. — President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a major overhaul of the nation’s patent system to ease the way for inventors to bring their products to m...
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Household wealth dipped in the springSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Americans’ wealth fell this spring for the first time in a year. Falling stocks and investments made many slightly poorer, a trend that worsened this summer...
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Abbott named a “Top Employer” by Science MagazineSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - Abbott Laboratories was named one of the top 20 employers in Science magazine’s 2011 Top Biopharma Employers survey. The annual survey polls employees at innovation-base...
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Despite some stumbles, business climate looking up in St. CharlesSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - St. Charles does not have a natural immunity to the economic downturn. Shoppers need only look at the rows of gated shops in Charlestowne Mall and the shuttering of seve...
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UBS trader ordered held over fraud allegationSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - LONDON — An alleged renegade trader accused of losing Swiss bank UBS about $2 billion in unauthorized trading was ordered held in prison custody Friday charged with frau...
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UAW official says agreement may be near with GMSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - DETROIT — It looks like the United Auto Workers union and General Motors Co. are nearing an agreement on a new contract. UAW Vice President Joe Ashton, the union’s chief...
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White House wary of Solyndra re-election effectsSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Obama administration was worried about the financial health of a troubled solar energy company — and the political fallout it could bring — even as offi...
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Foreign Treasury holdings fell during debt debateSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The two biggest foreign buyers of U.S. Treasury securities kept investing during a tense fight in Washington over raising the government’s borrowing limit. ...
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Tyra Banks launches book tour in NapervilleSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - Nicole Spizzirri said she hoped supermodel Tyra Banks might be disguised in the audience at North Central College in Naperville, waiting on Thursday to pop out and surpr...
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Chicago businesses learn about opportunities in india at summitSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - News Services Chicago will host one of the largest foreign delegations in the city’s history. Over 40 leaders from India’s business and government will participate in th...