Business Stories from January 21, 2015 (Change date)
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Movie theaters coming back to Oakbrook CenterJan 21, 2015 4:30 am - Nearly a dozen years after Oakbrook Center's last movie theater closed, first-run films will be returning to the Oak Brook mall. Village trustees have given their blessi...
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Stocks rise on expected European stimulus, higher oilJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Another choppy day on Wall Street ended with stocks broadly higher on hopes of new stimulus measures for Europe's weak economy and a sharp rise in oil prices....
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Naperville suggests banking executive to fill council vacancyJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - A banking executive is the choice to replace Naperville City Council member Grant Wehrli until a new council is seated in May. The appointment of Tom Miers, president of...
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Cats vs. dogs ad serves special causeJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - LOS ANGELES - From brain-devouring zombies in "The Walking Dead" to crime-scene bloodshed on "CSI," special-effects wizard Sam Nicholson has delivered gore galore to tel...
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US home construction up 4.4 percent in DecemberJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes rebounded in December, helping to push activity for the entire year to the highest level since the peak of the housing boom nine y...
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Man who built empire from Tootsie Rolls diesJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - Melvin Gordon, who helped turn the enduring popularity of the humble Tootsie Roll into a candy empire, has died. He was 95. The longtime Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. cha...
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Walgreen sells Infusion Services to Madison DearbornJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - In its first major move since its merger with Boots Alliance, Deerfield-based drugstore chain Walgreen Co. announced it will sell a majority interest in its Infusion Ser...
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S&P settles with SECS, 2 states over misconduct chargesJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - NEW YORK - The credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's agreed to pay the U.S. government and two states $77 million to settle investigations into mortgage-backed securit...
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Microsoft to offer up peek behind curtain of new WindowsJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - REDMOND, Washington - Microsoft will use an event Wednesday to offer a wider glimpse of the next version of Windows. The company is planning to show off new features of ...
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DAVOS WATCH: Global leaders tackle uncertain outlookJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - The World Economic Forum kicks off in the Swiss ski resort of Davos with the stated goal of "improving the state of the world." In practice, it...