Business Stories from March 27, 2012 (Change date)
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Stocks trade mixed after consumer reportMar 27, 2012 3:40 pm - NEW YORK — Major stock indexes flipped between small gains and losses in afternoon trading Tuesday. The Dow Jones industrial average edged down 13 points to 13,228 a ha...
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American Airlines seeks to cancel labor contractsMar 27, 2012 3:31 pm - DALLAS — American Airlines is asking a bankruptcy judge to break its union contracts and impose cost-cutting terms on workers. American said it filed the request Tuesday...
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Passenger: Captain disrupts diverted JetBlue planeMar 27, 2012 3:00 pm - AMARILLO, Texas — The captain of a JetBlue aircraft yelled about a bomb and had to be locked out of the cockpit and restrained Tuesday as the Las Vegas-bound flight was ...
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Consumer confidence flat in MarchMar 27, 2012 1:00 pm - NEW YORK — Americans' rosy outlook about the U.S. economy remains resilient as they focus on the good in the barrage of conflicting economic news. A widely watched barom...
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Chick-fil-A preps for party, Lombard openingMar 27, 2012 12:37 pm - A food frenzy will begin anew Wednesday morning in Lombard as the region’s sixth Chick-fil-A restaurant prepares to open. Chick-fil-A fans will begin lining up at 6 a.m....
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Walgreen fiscal 2Q profit slides nearly 8 percentMar 27, 2012 11:52 am - Deerfield-based Walgreen Co.’s fiscal second-quarter earnings fell almost 8 percent due in part to its decision to leave the Express Scripts pharmacy network, but the pe...
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Elgin freight company moves to new Randall spotMar 27, 2012 11:36 am - When Nationwide Freight Systems Inc. needed a new home, it didn’t have to look too far. Its new spot currently is under construction along the Randall Road corridor in E...
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Lombard company caught up in cyber mafia caseMar 27, 2012 8:00 am - Lombard company cooperates in hunt for malware source
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EU probes United Technology’s Goodrich dealMar 27, 2012 7:58 am - BRUSSELS — The European Union’s competition regulator says it has opened an in-depth probe of United Technology’s $16.4 billion acquisition of aerospace supplier Goodric...
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Taiwan police: Woman kills self while on FacebookMar 27, 2012 7:56 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan — A woman in Taiwan killed herself by inhaling poisonous fumes while chatting with friends on Facebook and none of them alerted authorities, police said T...