Business Stories from July 12, 2013 (Change date)
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E. Dundee OKs auto auction business to Barrington Hills’ chagrinJul 16, 2013 1:38 pm - After about a year of assorted delays and strong resistance from neighboring Barrington Hills, East Dundee trustees gave the green light for a wrecked auto auctioneering...
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Summers shows interest in Fed chairman nominationJul 13, 2013 9:44 am - WASHINGTON —Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers is indicating to President Barack Obama’s Wall Street supporters that he wants to become Federal Reserve chairman,...
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Six stocks stand out in a sizzling marketJul 13, 2013 9:44 am - LOS ANGELES — It’s summertime and the stock market is sizzling. The market reached an all-time high this week, torching its previous record set just before Memorial Day....
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Twinkies make early return at Wal-Mart storesJul 13, 2013 9:44 am - NEW YORK — Wal-Mart and other retailers are making Twinkies available this weekend, even though Hostess says it asked stores to wait until Monday to start selling the sp...
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India’s telegram service goes dark after 163 yearsJul 13, 2013 9:44 am - NEW DELHI — For 163 years, lives across the vast Indian nation have been upended by the knock of the khaki-clad postal worker armed with a telegram. Families used them t...
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Quinn says program created nearly 2,000 jobsJul 12, 2013 3:40 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn is lauding a federally funded small-business initiative that has created nearly 2,000 jobs in less than two years. The Democrat celebrated Advantage Illi...
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Fangio’s F1 Mercedes fetches $29.6 million at auctionJul 13, 2013 9:45 am - LONDON — A classic Mercedes-Benz race car driven by Formula 1 legend Juan Manuel Fangio sold for 19.6 million pounds ($29.6 million) at auction in England on Friday. The...
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Dreamliner issues reported at two British airportsJul 13, 2013 9:44 am - LONDON — Two Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes ran into trouble in England on Friday, with a fire on one temporarily shutting down Heathrow Airport and an unspecified technic...
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CrossFit in Wheeling all about intensityJul 12, 2013 12:17 pm - An interview with Eric Pelletier, owner of Type 1 CrossFit in Wheeling. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Type 1 CrossFit is an affiliate of CrossFit Inc, a...
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Icahn sweetens Dell counterproposal with warrantsJul 12, 2013 10:49 am - NEW YORK — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is offering Dell shareholders a chance to own a bigger stake in the company in hopes of thwarting an attempt by Dell’s founder...
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