Inverness Business
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Playboy sees boost in Asia revenueNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Playboy Enterprises Inc., seeking to revive its nightclubs with bunny-suited waitresses, opens a club in Macau today as it forecasts Asia licensing revenue will double t...
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CME raises margins on commoditiesNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - CME Group Inc., the world's largest futures market, raised margins on soybeans, lumber and other commodities after prices surged. The margin requirement, or the amount o...
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China fund holds 74 million General Growth sharesNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - China Investment Corp. said it owns the equivalent of 74 million shares of Chicago-based General Growth Properties Inc., the second-largest U.S. mall owner. The sovereig...
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Former Paddock circulation chief remembered for zeal, generosityNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - John Karambelas was no stranger to changes in the newspaper industry. The longtime circulation executive at Paddock Publications was instrumental in Paddock's shift from...
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Sittercity acquires Sitters.comNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Sittercity.com, America's largest web site for connecting families with local, quality in-home caregivers, today announced the acquisition of the Sitters.com website. ...
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Cook Co. sheriff investigating rapid-fire foreclosuresNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - While being compelled to resume evictions, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is turning up the heat on the practice of “robo-signing” foreclosure documents. Dart's office ann...
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Iowa judge upholds prison contract to Chicago firmNov 17, 2010 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — An administrative law judge says a Chicago construction firm can build Iowa's new maximum-security prison near Fort Madison. The Des Moines Register s...
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Time to gear up for Cyber MondayNov 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Retailers in stores and on websites have been pushing holiday sales for weeks. Even Cyber Monday that first Monday after Black Friday where consumers shop for deals onl...
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United Continental adding flights to FloridaNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - United Continental Holdings Inc. said on Wednesday that its Continental Airlines unit will begin daily flights from Chicago to Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Fla....
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Boeing may delay 787 to 2012, Morgan Stanley saysNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. may postpone the 787 Dreamliner's entry into service for the seventh time, adding as much as a year to the three-year delay for the composite-plastic jet, Mor...