Elgin Business
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Pessimism will pass by mid-year, economist tells local businessmenJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Likening the last financial year to an "unbelievable roller coaster ride," economist Robert Genetski addressed several hundred people this morning at an annual economic ...
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Sears plan pleases investorsJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Shares of Sears Holdings Corp., the retailer run by investor Edward Lampert, rose the most in more than a year in trading Tuesday after the company provided details abou...
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Slowdown impacts many area businessesJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Weakness in the economy has long been evident to Robert A. Mecca, a life-planning consultant in Mount Prospect who said the economic slowdown has taken its toll on his c...
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What the rate cut means for borrowersJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - The Federal Reserve's three-quarter percentage point cut in a key interest rate Tuesday was designed to make borrowing cheaper for individuals and corporations, and thus...
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Will shuffling, spinoffs save Sears?Jan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The inner workings at Sears Holdings Corp. are shifting, but it remains unclear if it will be enough to turn around sales and profits. The owner of the Sears and Kmart r...
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Sears planning to split upJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp. plans to reorganize into several companies in another bid to pull the ailing 121-year-old retailer out the doldrums, The Wall Street Journal reporte...
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Seniors are using Web to manage their moneyJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Are you finding yourself going to more Web sites of financial institutes? Young or old, you're looking to improve your pocketbook with some quick clicks online. A survey...
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Movers and shakersJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Wheaton resident Patricia Schwarze, executive director of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Suburban Chicago, headquartered in Schaumburg, was appointed se...
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BP to sell three area gas stations, storesJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Realtor representing restructuring oil giant BP said Friday it aims to get offers on 56 retail gas station sites nationwide, including some locally, by March 6. Sale...
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Homebuyers can prepare for the worstJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - A Kimball Hill bankruptcy -- and the company has not said it is planning to do that -- could spell trouble for buyers or owners of the builder's homes. Wheeling attorney...