Business Stories from February 7, 2012 (Change date)
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McDonald's key revenue figure up 6.7 pct.Feb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - McDonald's Corp. said Wednesday that a key revenue figure climbed 6.7 percent in January as U.S. customers spent more on breakfast items, beverages and its new Chicken M...
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Stocks rally from early losses to close higherFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks staged an afternoon-long rally and closed higher Wednesday as Greece appeared to close in on the cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on ...
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Northern States Financial to delist From NasdaqFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Waukegan-based Northern States Financial Corp. holding company for NorStates Bank, said it has notified The Nasdaq Stock Market of its intent to voluntarily delist its c...
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Chairman, 3 others out in Yahoo board shake-upFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, submitting to the demands of many frustrated shareholders who blame them f...
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Suburban hardware store owners want chemical law scaled backFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Some suburban hardware store owners say a controversial new law should be scaled back because customers shouldn't have to sign a log book to buy household ...
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Vernon Hills Target might get bull's-eye logo after 20 yearsFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Shoppers recognize the ubiquitous bull's-eye symbol as an indicator of a Target store in the neighborhood — except in Vernon Hills. That's because corporate logos weren'...
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Jesse Jackson calls for changes at ThyssenKrupp ElevatorFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - The Rev. Jesse Jackson made a rare suburban visit Wednesday: To Lombard to buy stock in a company accused of racial discrimination. Accompanied by a former employee of T...
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Facebook discloses details on bonusesFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Facebook’s top executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are eligible for twice-a-year bonuses of up to 45 percent of their base salaries and other earnings,...
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Gallagher acquires Detlefs Johnson & PartnersFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Itasca-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired Detlefs Johnson & Partners located in Baton Rouge, La. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With oper...
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Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breathFeb 07, 2012 10:00 pm - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Criti...