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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

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This undated image provided by Dunkin’ shows a new Dunkin’ logo that will be in restaurants in January 2019. Dunkin’ is dropping the donuts — from its name, anyway. Doughnuts are still on the menu, but the company is renaming itself “Dunkin’” to reflect its increasing emphasis on coffee and other drinks. (Dunkin’ via AP)

Just Dunkin': Dunkin' Donuts to change its name

Dunkin' is dropping the donuts -- from its name, anyway.
HomeGoods, an off-price home décor store, will open a 20,162 square-foot store in Vernon Hills on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 8 a.m.

HomeGoods opening in Vernon Hills

HomeGoods, an off-price home décor store, will open a 20,162 square-foot store in Vernon Hills on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 8:00 a.m.
FILE- In this July 17, 2018, file photo Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” at Capitol Hill in Washington. The Federal Reserve will surprise no one if it does Wednesday, Sept. 26, what it’s poised to do for a third time this year: Raise its key short-term interest rate by a modest quarter-point to help keep inflation in check, and signal that another hike is likely in December. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

3 things to watch for from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday

The Federal Reserve is all but certain Wednesday to raise its key short-term interest rate for the third time this year and to signal that another hike is likely before the year ends.
Google has unveiled a host of updates to its search product, designed to make visual information more useful to Web users as pictures and video become more central to the internet experience.

Google overhauls search to show more pictures, videos and context

The new features showing up in searches include introductory videos about public figures, topic videos to help users plan trips or learn about new subjects, and an overhaul of its ranking system for displaying image-based searches, offering users more context and easier ways to shop online.
An employee walks past branded posters displayed at the Instagram office in New York on June 4.
Instagram founders depart Facebook after clashes with Zuckerberg
The founders of Instagram are leaving Facebook after growing tensions with Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg over the direction of the photo-sharing app, people familiar with the matter said.
DHL Supply Chain, a contract logistics firm part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, and Glanbia Performance Nutrition, a sports nutrition company, announced a five-year agreement for DHL Supply Chain to provide warehousing, warehouse management system and e-commerce support at Glanbia’s 452,000-square-foot facility in North Aurora.
DHL to provide sports nutrition company with services
DHL Supply Chain, a contract logistics firm part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, and Glanbia Performance Nutrition, a sports nutrition company, announced a five-year agreement for DHL Supply Chain to provide warehousing, warehouse management system and e-commerce support at Glanbia's 452,000-square-foot facility in North Aurora.
Mundelein village trustees granted a special use permit Monday allowing construction of a self-storage facility to be called Big Door Garage Suites on Wilhelm Road, west of Reidel Road.
Self-storage facility plan approved in Mundelein
A self-storage facility proposed for Mundelein's south side has been green-lit by the village board.
Just last week, Amazon announced a raft of new gadgets, including a microwave and clock. Now it's making its first bet on a homebuilder.
Amazon invents another way to get Alexa into your house
Amazon.com Inc. has shown a boundless desire to put its Alexa smart-home devices in every nook and cranny of people's houses. Just last week, it announced a raft of new gadgets, including a microwave and clock. Now it's making its first bet on a homebuilder.
A pharmacy counter in a Walgreens Boots Alliance store in Elmwood Park, Illinois, on April 5, 2016. MUST CREDIT: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg
Brand-name drugmakers turn on each other in fight for new market
Pfizer's multibillion-dollar gamble on cheaper versions of costly biotechnology drugs has turned into an all-out war of words with its pharmaceutical rivals.
Business owners' increased use of technology creates new gateways for cybercriminals
Using connected technologies like artificial intelligence, drones, robotics or wearable sensors can increase a business's likelihood of being a cyber-attack victim because these technologies give cyber-criminals new access points into a company's IT infrastructure if not properly protected.
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