Aurora Business
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McDonald's 2Q profit jumps 12 percent on rising salesJul 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Net income climbed 12 percent at McDonald's Corp. in the second quarter as customers around the globe gobbled up its cheap food and U.S. customers responded to its profi...
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Auto recovery lifts Johnson Controls 3Q net incomeJul 22, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A recovery in car and truck production helped Johnson Control Inc. more than double its net income in the fiscal third quarter, the maker of automotive batte...
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MetLife buys Allstate unit to add group legal salesJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, has purchased a business providing group legal-services coverage from Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., adding to its Hyatt ...
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State Realtors say home prices 'stabilizing' but 'stubborn'Jul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Home prices in Illinois are showing signs of stabilizing and the Chicago region in particular marked a year of positive sales activity in June, according t...
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Caterpillar 2Q up 91 percent; raises outlookJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Heavy machinery manufacturer Caterpillar said Thursday that its second-quarter earnings shot up 91 percent on a big increase in sales of equipment for industries like mi...
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West Dundee firm sues Sears, others, for patent infringementJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Sears Holding Corp.'s Orchard Supply Hardware Unit, Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc.'s Eddie Bauer stores, Totes Isotoner Corp. and two other retailers were sued for patent inf...
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Sara Lee may sell bread, bakery divisionJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Sara Lee Corp., the maker of Jimmy Dean foods, is exploring the sale of its North American bread and bakery unit, said people familiar with the matter, a move that would...
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Richardson Electronics gets awardJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - LaFox-based Richardson Electronics Ltd. Tuesday said it has received the "Top Distributor of the Year" award for 2010 from TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., a leading RF fro...
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Suburban shoppers cheer new upscale grocersJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - When a new Whole Foods store opened in Schaumburg in May, hundreds of people lined up to be among the first inside. By the end of the day, more than 5,000 people had com...
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Genco to acquire DuPage-based ATC Technology in $513 mil dealJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - ATC Technology Corp. said Monday it has agreed to be acquired by privately held Genco Distribution System Inc. for $512.6 million in cash. ATC, an engineering and supply...