Deerfield Business
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Allstate cut by Sandler O'NeillNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Progressive Corp. was raised and Allstate Corp. was cut by Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP, as the brokerage firm said there will be “winners and losers” in the improving ...
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Motorola files Xbox trade complaint against MicrosoftNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc.'s Mobility unit filed a patent-infringement complaint today against Microsoft Corp. with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, expanding a...
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Chicago-based Groupon weighing Google buyoutNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Groupon Inc. is weighing whether to sell itself to Google Inc. or to proceed with a round of fundraising that may value the daily coupon company at more than $3 billion,...
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Playboy sees boost in Asia revenueNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Playboy Enterprises Inc., seeking to revive its nightclubs with bunny-suited waitresses, opens a club in Macau today as it forecasts Asia licensing revenue will double t...
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CME raises margins on commoditiesNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - CME Group Inc., the world's largest futures market, raised margins on soybeans, lumber and other commodities after prices surged. The margin requirement, or the amount o...
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China fund holds 74 million General Growth sharesNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - China Investment Corp. said it owns the equivalent of 74 million shares of Chicago-based General Growth Properties Inc., the second-largest U.S. mall owner. The sovereig...
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Former Paddock circulation chief remembered for zeal, generosityNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - John Karambelas was no stranger to changes in the newspaper industry. The longtime circulation executive at Paddock Publications was instrumental in Paddock's shift from...
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Baxter agrees to buy assets of ArchemixNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Deerfield-based Baxter International Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the hemophilia-related assets of a privately-...
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Sittercity acquires Sitters.comNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Sittercity.com, America's largest web site for connecting families with local, quality in-home caregivers, today announced the acquisition of the Sitters.com website. ...
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Cook Co. sheriff investigating rapid-fire foreclosuresNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - While being compelled to resume evictions, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is turning up the heat on the practice of “robo-signing” foreclosure documents. Dart's office ann...