Business Stories from May 11, 2016 (Change date)
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Office Depot and Macy's plunge, Electronic Arts climbsMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market: NYSE Office Depot Inc., down $2.4...
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ABN AMRO net profit falls 13 percent in 2016's 1st quarterMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Net profit at ABN AMRO dropped 13 percent in the first quarter of 2016 to 475 million euros ($541 million) as the Dutch bank suffered from ...
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Markets Right Now: Retailers pull US stocks broadly lowerMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on global financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks closed solidly lower as Macy's led a rout in retail stocks. The department sto...
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A look at industries that are using dynamic pricingMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - More businesses are pricing like airlines, thanks to software that can crunch data and tell them when to raise or drop prices based on demand. The pricin...
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EU regulator blocks takeover of UK mobile phone operator O2May 11, 2016 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's regulator has blocked the $15 billion takeover of British mobile phone operator O2 by CK Hutchison over concerns the deal would have...
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What do you tip pizza delivery guy atop Mt. Kilimanjaro?May 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Why deliver a pizza to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro? Because it's there, and, for Pizza Hut, also to celebrate its new store in Tanzania, the African natio...
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Grayslake panel questions lack of development at old fairgroundsMay 11, 2016 5:32 am - Concern about a lack of development at the former Lake County Fairgrounds surfaced at Tuesday night's Grayslake Economic Development Commission meeting. "It's approachin...
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Four friends buy Dunton House in Arlington HeightsMay 11, 2016 5:00 am - Four friends who have known each other since they lived in the same small town in Mexico are the new owners of Dunton House, the long-standing popular breakfast spot in ...
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Oak Brook executive never lost his passion for Apollo programMay 11, 2016 1:00 am - A strong passion for space might keep the boyish spark in the eye of Richard Jurek, an author and Oak Brook marketing executive. Jurek considers himself a child in the A...
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Lake County Partners plans event for 600 business leadersMay 11, 2016 1:00 am - The Lake County Partners Big Event will take place from 7:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 3, at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort in Lincolnshire. Lake County Partners...