Des Plaines Business
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Motorola's Brown sees 'golden opportunity' to expandAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc. sees a "golden opportunity" to expand its government and corporate business once the mobile-phone unit spinoff takes place, Co-Chief Executive Officer Greg...
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UAL leads Airline Index toward longest gain in decadeAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - United Airlines parent UAL Corp. led the Bloomberg U.S. Airlines Index toward its longest climb as increased travel demand signaled the worst of the industry's slump has...
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PepsiCo to buy bottlers in deals totaling $7.8 billionAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- PepsiCo Inc. said Tuesday it is buying its two top bottlers for $7.8 billion in a bid to save money and get new products to market more quickly. The deals w...
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Huron plummets on plans to restate results, chief's resignationAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Huron Consulting Group Inc., which provides consulting services to health-care companies and law firms, dropped 68 percent in early U.S. trading after saying it will res...
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CNA surges as profit exceeds analysts' estimatesAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - CNA Financial Corp., the insurer controlled by Loews Corp., gained the most in three months after second-quarter profit beat analysts' estimates on improved investment r...
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SEC: Ex-Kmart CEO should give up more than $22 millionAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- Federal regulators are seeking more than $22 million from the former head of Kmart Corp., who was found liable for misleading investors about the company's fi...
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Report: Boeing's Dreamliner may face 6-month delayAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing Co., which has delayed the delivery of its 787 Dreamliner five times, may not get it flying for another six months, said Senior Plc, a British supplier of air duc...
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iPCS reports revenue increaseJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - iPCS, Inc. a PCS Affiliate of Sprint Nextel Corp., Friday reported increases in quarterly revenues, income and earnings compared to the second quarter of 20...
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Zurich Insurance cracks slip-and-fall schemeJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Investigators from a Schaumburg-based insurance company are working with federal postal inspectors to unravel a scheme involving nearly three dozen people who sought hun...
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CF Industries climbs after profit beats estimatesJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - CF Industries Holdings Inc., the target of a hostile takeover attempt by rival fertilizer producer Agrium Inc., rose in New York after second-quarter profit beat analyst...