Business Stories from January 10, 2012 (Change date)
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Icahn ends commercial metals contest after tender falls shortJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Billionaire Investor Carl Icahn is ending his proxy fight against the board of Commercial Metals Co. after his tender offer received 23 percent of the steelmaker’s share...
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Fed survey shows economy ended 2011 with strengthJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The final weeks of 2011 were the economy's strongest since it appeared to be slipping toward recession in late spring. Consumers spent more freely, factori...
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Airlines to waive change fees as snowstorm loomsJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - United Continental Holdings Inc. today announced travel options for United and Continental customers whose flight plans may be disrupted by severe winter weather expecte...
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Obama aims to reward businesses that invest in U.S.Jan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he wants to reward companies that invest in America and eliminate tax breaks for companies that don’t, and he’s planni...
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Elk Grove Village business park vacancies down, permit activity upJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village officials said this week the number of vacancies in the village's industrial park is down and business relocation and expansion activity is up. In 2011...
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Be mad as you know what and don't take it anymore!Jan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Consumers are demanding better service in unprecedented ways. In the past several months, public outrage has helped beat back efforts by Bank of America, Netf...
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Archer Daniels Midland to cut 1,000 jobsJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Agribusiness conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland Co. announced plans Wednesday to cut 1,000 jobs, or about 3 percent of its total workforce, with the majority of the pos...
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Settlement reached in Rosemont Crowne Plaza strikeJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - The Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare hotel in Rosemont reached a tentative settlement Wednesday with 11 unionized shuttle drivers and bellmen who went on strike Monday. The w...
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FDA: J&J delayed reporting insulin pump problemsJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - TRENTON, N.J. — Federal regulators have warned Johnson & Johnson that it could face fines and other sanctions for selling faulty insulin pumps and delaying disclosures o...
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20 protesters spend night at NYC's ex-Occupy campJan 10, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — About 20 Occupy Wall Street protesters spent the night at New York City's Zuccotti Park after metal barricades surrounding it came down. The barricades were r...