Business Stories from September 23, 2011 (Change date)
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Nike Surges After Raising its Revenue Forecast for 2012 (2) c.2011 Bloomberg News (Updates with closing share price in second paragraph.)Sep 23, 2011 12:00 am - Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Nike Inc., the world’s largest sporting-goods maker, rose the most in a month after profit topped analysts’ estimates and it raised a sales forec...
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Barrington man makes gift to University of IllinoisSep 23, 2011 12:00 am - A Barrington man’s gift to the University of Illinois was among 16 for more than $18 million that were announced Friday in a news release regarding the school foundation...
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Illinois unemployment by metro areaSep 23, 2011 12:00 am - CHICAGO) — Metropolitan Area August 2011 August 2010 Bloomington-Normal 7.4 percent 7.9 percent Champaign-Urbana 8.9 percent 9.6 percent Chicago-Joliet-Naperville 10.4 p...
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Chicago tower year’s largest municipal defaultSep 23, 2011 12:00 am - CHICAGO — A housing development for retirees in Chicago with about $229 million of long-term debt became the largest municipal bond default this year when it missed a Se...
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Baytree National names Isham directorSep 23, 2011 12:00 am - LAKE FOREST — Baytree National Bank & Trust Company board of directors unanimously elected Robert T. Isham, Jr., to its board, according to board Director William Bunn I...
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GM's onstar unit alters privacy policySep 23, 2011 12:00 am - General Motors Co.'s OnStar vehicle navigation service revised its customer-data policy in a way that appears to “violate basic principles of privacy and fairness,” two ...
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Clearwire talking with AT&T, VerizonSep 23, 2011 12:00 am - Clearwire Corp., the money-losing wireless broadband provider, is talking with companies including AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless about selling them capacity on its netw...
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Adventist Hinsdale Hospital names new CEOSep 23, 2011 12:00 am - Adventist Hinsdale Hospital has appointed Michael J. Goebel as chief executive officer. Goebel, 52, of Hinsdale, has more than 20 years of executive-level health care ex...
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Bofa leads lenders higher on asset sales, possible ecb actionSep 23, 2011 12:00 am - Confidence in shipping fell to the lowest since at least May 2008, Moore Stephens said, citing its its own research into the industry. To contact the editor responsible ...
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Crude Oil Falls to Six-Week Low on Fears of Global Recession c.2011 Bloomberg NewsSep 23, 2011 12:00 am - Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Oil sank to the lowest level in more than six weeks as a pledge by Group of 20 nations to tackle rising risks failed to ease concern the global e...