Elgin Business
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Mayer Brown fires 28 attorneys, 47 staffApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Mayer Brown LLP, a Chicago-based law firm, fired 28 attorneys and 47 staff, Chairman Herbert Krueger Jr. said in an e-mail to the firm yesterday. "Prudent management req...
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Continental may be better match for United Airlines, analysts sayApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Continental Airlines Inc. would make the best merger partner for United Airlines, creating the world's largest carrier, should the pair restart talks that fizzled in 200...
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Comcast offers Masters in 3D, plans moreApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - How close do you want to get to Tiger Woods? Shoulder to shoulder? But can't afford to go to Augusta, Ga., for the 2010 Masters Tournament? Early adapters of 3D televis...
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Citadel's bonds boss to leaveApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Brad Begle, who ran convertible bonds at Citadel Investment Group LLC, is leaving Kenneth Griffin's $12.5 billion hedge-fund firm at the end of the month. Begle, who tur...
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Verizon CEO 'baffling' on wireless web, FCC saysApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Verizon Communications Inc. Chief Executive Officer Ivan Seidenberg was "rather baffling" when he questioned U.S. plans to devote more airwaves to wireless Web service, ...
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UAL, US Air merger would reshape industry, cut seatsApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - A merger between UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and US Airways Group Inc. would reshape the U.S. industry and cut seating capacity as an improving economy rekindles travel ...
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UAL, US Airways shares rise after reports cite merger talksApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- News that United Airlines and US Airways are in talks about combining was met with approval by shareholders and analysts Thursday. Passengers may feel dif...
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Two ex-Siemens managers to stand trial in corruption caseApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Two former managers at Siemens AG will have to stand trial over allegations of breach of trust and aiding bribery, as part of an investigation into a corporate scandal a...
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Holiday Inn Naperville faces foreclosureApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Investors - including many from the suburbs - that backed the Holiday Inn Select in Naperville are being sued for about $20 million as the hotel faces foreclosure. A gro...
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Airbus deliveries top Boeing's in first quarterApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Airbus SAS, the world's largest commercial aircraft producer, delivered 13 percent more planes in the first quarter of 2010 than Boeing Co., which ended production last ...