Buffalo Grove Business
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Zurich Financial 4Q profit increases fivefoldFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - ZURICH -- Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services Group on Thursday reported a fivefold increase in fourth-quarter net profit thanks to higher premiums and fewer writedo...
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Northrop sees 2010 profit topping analysts' estimatesFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Northrop Grumman Corp., the third- largest U.S. defense contractor, forecast 2010 earnings that topped analysts' estimates on expectations that profit margins will widen...
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Boeing starts 2010 with 10 737-800s ordersFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. reports 10 new aircraft orders for January, all of them for Ethiopian Airlines. The Chicago-based aircraft maker says the order for its 737-800 planes came in...
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Walgreens sees sales dipFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Walgreen Co. reported a 1.1 percent drop in same-store sales for January. The Deerfield-based company blamed fewer incidences of flu and calendar impacts for the unfavor...
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GATX plans to add $250 mil in debtFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - GATX Corp., the Chicago-based lessor of railroad tanker cars, plans to sell $250 million of five-year senior notes as soon as today, according to a person familiar with ...
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Hewitt spins off exec consulting divisionFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Lincolnshire-based Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing services company, announced it has closed on a partial divestiture of its Execu...
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Boeing tests inside of new 787Feb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - EVERETT, Wash. -- Boeing shows off its first 787 with the passenger cabin installed. The plane features higher ceilings, adjustable LED lighting and windows that darken ...
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Jones Lang LaSalle net climbs as broker cuts costsFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., the second- largest publicly traded commercial property broker, said fourth- quarter profit climbed as the company cut expenses. Net income rose...
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Unitrin rises after posting highest profit since 2007Feb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Unitrin Inc., the insurer that announced plans to exit the subprime car-lending business last year, rose the most in three months after posting its highest quarterly pro...
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Tribune wants more time to reorganize in bankruptcyFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Tribune Co. sought more time to negotiate an end to its bankruptcy, saying creditors continue to debate among themselves how to split up the publishing company. Lawyers ...