Des Plaines Business
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Travelport sues to stop American from dropping OrbitzNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Travelport LP, the travel-reservation systems provider, sued to block American Airlines Inc. from terminating online travel agency Orbitz Worldwide Inc.'s ability to sel...
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Allscripts call-option trades jump to recordNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. call-option trading jumped as investors increased wagers that the health-care software maker will rise after reporting quarterly res...
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Kraft Foods third-quarter profit beats analysts' estimatesNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc., the world's second- largest food company, reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts' estimates. Net income at the maker of Oreos and Cadbury c...
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Kraft, Starbucks put their dukes up on coffee dealNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Starbucks announced Thursday that it has informed Kraft Foods Inc. that it is ending their decade-old agreement for distributing Starbucks' coffee to grocery stores. Sta...
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Commerce Department, University HealthSystem ink $500,000 dealNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The University HealthSystem Consortium has been awarded a 3-year, $500,000 agreement from the U.S. Department of Commerce as part of the National Export Initiative that ...
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Wireless carriers gear up with aggressive plansNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - U.S. Cellular has stepped up its aggressive marketing and promotions just before the start of the holiday shopping season. The Chicago-based wireless provider this week ...
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U.S. sues Chicago attorney to halt phony tax sheltersNov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - John E. Rogers, a Chicago attorney formerly affiliated with the law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP, was sued by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly promoting phony tax she...
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Career Education profit rises on higher enrollmentNov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Career Education Corp., the for- profit college that operates about 90 campuses in the U.S. and Europe, said quarterly profit gained 26 percent. New student enrollment r...
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Carson's return marks second major opening at Randhurst VillageNov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Nearly 200 shoppers, village officials, construction executives and store associates and executives gathered outside the north entrance of the Randhurst Village Carson P...
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Hyatt third-quarter profit rises on corporate demandNov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Hyatt Hotels Corp., the Pritzker family chain that raised $1.09 billion in an initial public offering last year, said third-quarter earnings rose as demand from business...