Business Stories from January 2, 2012 (Change date)
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NBC sold out of ad spots for Super BowlJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Super Bowl spots are still the hottest ticket in advertising. NBC has sold all the commercial airtime for the Feb. 5 game in Indianapolis and even has a w...
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Fed to regularly forecast interest-rate changesJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — In a major shift, the Federal Reserve will start updating the public four times a year on how long it plans to keep short-term interest rates at record lows...
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Miss. judge tosses $322M asbestos lawsuit verdictJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi judge has thrown out a $322 million lawsuit verdict that had been hailed as the largest asbestos award for a single plaintiff in U.S. hist...
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JPMorgan sued for $95 million over mortgage securitiesJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - Bloomberg News JPMorgan Chase & Co., the biggest U.S. bank by assets, was sued for about $95 million over mortgage loans bundled into securities. JPMorgan “materially br...
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Ohio quakes could incite fracking policy shiftJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — In Ohio, geographically and politically positioned to become a leading importer of wastewater from gas drilling, environmentalists and lawmakers opposed...
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Ameren files rate-hike plan with ICCJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Ameren, which supplies electricity to central and southern Illinois, has filed a plan with the Illinois Commerce Commission seeking a rate hike to help pay...
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Woodfield tourism bureau retains accreditationJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - The Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau (WCNCB) has retained its elite status among international destination marketing organizations by earning the prestigiou...
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Schaumburg conference brings in big names ... secretlyJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - An annual CareerBuilder.com conference, which in the past has drawn former U.S. presidents and other high-profile speakers, begins today with characteristic secrecy at t...
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2011 medication shortages set new record at 267Jan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - TRENTON, N.J. — The number of new prescription drug shortages in 2011 shot up to 267, well above the prior record and about four times the number of medication shortages...
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Snak King Corp. acquires C.J. VitnerJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - Snak King Corp. has acquired Chicago-based C.J. Vitner Co., a manufacturer and distributor of snack foods in the greater Chicago market, Barry C. Levin, chairman and chi...
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