Barrington Hills Business
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CF Industries acquires 7 percent of TerraSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - CF Industries Holdings Inc. bought about 7 percent of Terra Industries Inc. through open-market purchases and repeated its commitment to acquire the nitrogen- fertilizer...
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Insurers returning to underwriting profitSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. property and casualty insurers, a group including Travelers Cos. and Allstate Corp., returned to an underwriting profit in the second quarter, making more on premiu...
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Exelon to quit U.S. chamber over climate planSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Exelon Corp., the biggest U.S. producer of nuclear power, said it will quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because the business group opposes federal climate change legisl...
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Abbott buys Solvay pharma operations for $6.6 bilSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Abbott Laboratories on Monday said it would pay $6.6 billion for the pharmaceutical business of Belgian chemicals maker Solvay in a move to further expand in...
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WMS Industries gets access to more cashSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - WMS Industries Inc., the Waukegan-based maker of slot machines, said it entered into an amended, unsecured revolving credit facility through Sept. 30, 2012, with a syndi...
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Company expands product lineSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - ROLLING MEADOWS - Charles Industries Ltd., a provider of outside plant innovations for communications service companies, has expanded its family of fiber optic pedestal ...
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American, United add $10 surcharge on 3 busy daysSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- American and United airlines this week have added $10 surcharges for most of their tickets for travel on three busy days around Thanksgiving and New Year'...
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Cadbury CEO opposes Kraft bidSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Cadbury Plc said it still opposes Kraft Foods Inc.'s 9.9 billion-pound ($15.9 billion) takeover approach and said reports that Chief Executive Officer Todd Stitzer had s...
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Nycomed said to consider raising its offer to Solvay drug unitSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Nycomed A/S may raise its offer for Solvay SA's drugs unit after its bid fell short of the owner's $7.35 billion target, according to people familiar with the situation....
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RIM posts lower fiscal 2Q profit, higher salesSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - TORONTO -- BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. reported a drop in fiscal second-quarter profit Thursday because of charges for a patent settlement and said revenue ...