Island Lake Business
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How to survive on $15,000 a yearMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - "Please write an article telling people with less than $15,000 a year of retirement income how they are supposed to survive." -- R.S., by e-mail Millions of people face ...
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Dell CFO Carty out, Gladden inMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - DALLAS -- Dell Inc. said Monday that Donald J. Carty, hired as chief financial officer a 1½ years ago to help lead the computer maker's turnaround, will resign in June a...
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Suburbanites upset by AT&T's U-verseMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Some area suburbs are so upset with AT&T Inc.'s U-verse and its local access channel 99, that they've contacted state officials to see if violates state law. Their compl...
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Robotic suit could usher in super soldier eraMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Rex Jameson bikes and swims regularly, and plays tennis and skis when time allows. But the 5-foot-11, 180-pound software engineer is lucky if he presses 200 pounds -- th...
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Berkshire's No. 2 man helps from the backgroundMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - PASADENA, Calif. -- The two men who run Berkshire Hathaway Inc. have an arrangement: Warren Buffett is the face of the company and Charlie Munger stays mainly in the sha...
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Merc traders complete moveMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is marking a milestone in its 110-year history as the last floor traders wrap up business and move to the Chicago Board of Trade. Startin...
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AT&T planning to boost wireless serviceMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - If you're an AT&T Inc. wireless subscriber, you soon could get faster downloads and better reception, even if you're in your basement. The company is expected to announc...
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Lisle entrepreneur closes store, offers advice to othersMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Randy Russell knows first-hand that even good business plans don't always work: The Lisle store he co-owned, Wine Expressions, closed its doors Saturday, transitioning t...
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Immediate annuities can be a useful toolMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I wonder if single-premium immediate annuities (SPIAs) are for me. I am 75. My wife is 73. We have no debt, $850,000 in IRAs (mostly in the American Fund family) and ...
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Verizon to debut Linux phonesMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Verizon Wireless is backing a free operating system that competes with programs from Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Qualcomm Inc., and expects the system t...