Business Stories from January 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang leaving companyJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang is leaving the struggling Internet company, as it tries to revive its revenue growth and win over disgruntled shareholders un...
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Goldman Sachs profit drops, beats estimates on cost cutsJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the fifth- biggest U.S. bank by assets, said profit dropped 58 percent, beating analysts’ estimates as the company cut compensation in response...
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Billionaire donating $7.5 million to repair Washington MonumentJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — A billionaire history buff has stepped forward to donate the $7.5 million matching gift that’s needed to start repairing cracks near the top of the Washingt...
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Abbott technology to be installed in FDA testing laboratoriesJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Libertyville Township-based Abbott Laboratories said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will begin implementing Abbott's STARLIMS software-based laboratory informati...
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State sues Westwood; suburban students saddled with thousands in debt and no jobsJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Annette Arkema, a single mother in Carol Stream, wanted to have a better life for her and her four children. Since she touted education as the best investment, she deci...
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Businesses to get $67M in tax credits for hiringJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Illinois businesses have qualified for $67 million in tax credits by hiring military veterans, people on food stamps and others in need of work experience. The Illinois ...
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UOP lands S. Korea petrochemical projectJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - PRNewswire DES PLAINES — UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, said it has been selected by Samsung Total Petrochemicals to provide technologies for the production of key petroc...
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Oil rises to three-day high as Iran tension counters economyJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Oil rose to the highest level in three days in New York as speculation supplies from Iran will be disrupted countered concern that economic growth will slow. Iran called...
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SEC clears Deutsche Borse-NYSE Euronext mergerJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators have cleared the proposed merger of Deutsche Borse AG and NYSE Euronext Inc., which would create the world’s biggest stock exchange operator...
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Gas station, car wash OK'd in Arlington Heights, Algonquin roadsJan 17, 2012 10:00 pm - A new gas station, convenience store and car wash could open by July 4 on the northwest corner of Arlington Heights and Algonquin roads in Arlington Heights, the owner s...