Elmhurst Business
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Microsoft promotes ex-Moto exec LeungNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, said it appointed Simon Leung chief executive and chairman for Greater China as the company expands operations in th...
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Great Indoors in Schaumburg among stores set to closeNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holding Corp. announced Thursday it will close four "underperforming" Great Indoors stores, including its Schaumburg location. The 150,000-sq...
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Komatsu, Caterpillar to benefit from China planNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - China's $586 billion stimulus package to build roads and railways may offer more of a sales boost to Tokyo-based Komatsu Ltd. than U.S. construction- machinery makers su...
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McDonald's sales beat analysts' estimatesNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company, posted October sales that beat some analysts' estimates after U.S. consumers pinched by rising food bills and u...
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Microsoft missing netbook growth as Linux wins salesNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Small laptops are becoming a big problem for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows business. A new breed of lightweight computers called netbooks are beginning to crack the company'...
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Christkindlmarket runs in Oak BrookNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - OAK BROOK - Christkindlmarket has reopened at Oakbrook Center and will run through Sunday, Nov. 16. Following a 500-year-old German tradition the outdoor center is partn...
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Microsoft CEO: No interest in buying YahooNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SYDNEY, Australia -- Microsoft's chief executive said Friday the software giant is not interested in renewing its bid for struggling search engine company Yahoo Inc. Ste...
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Union woes at Johnson Controls hurts GMNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - General Motors Corp. cut a shift at a Venezuelan automotive plant and Ford Motor Co. may trim production there tomorrow as a labor dispute slows work at supplier Johnson...
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Circuit City closing stores; 14 could go in IllinoisNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - After months of speculation and struggling sales, Circuit City Inc. Monday said it would close 155 stores, including half of its locations in the Chicago area. Company o...
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Waste Management's profit rises 12 percentOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Waste Management Inc., North America's largest trash hauler, said third-quarter profit rose 12 percent because of higher prices. Net income increased to $310 million, or...