Mettawa Business
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Small businesses see pros, cons of new health care lawMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Small businesses will either thrive or struggle to survive under the nation's new health care law. Those two sides of the debate are offered by U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean, a...
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HSBC profit rises 2 percent to $5.8 billionFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank, reported Monday that full-year profit rose 2 percent as sharply lower operating costs helped offset an increase in lo...
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Costco plans are ready to roll in MettawaFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Work on a Costco store in Mettawa is expected to begin within weeks, although the retailer was silent about the details Friday. "Our corporate policy is to not comment o...
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Abbott's Meridia weight-loss drug pulled in Europe on heart riskJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories' Meridia weight-loss pill should be taken off the market in Europe because the risk of heart attack or stroke outweighs the medicine's benefits, the ...
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Ex-HSBC broker convictedJan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - A former HSBC executive was convicted of taking $1.1 million in bribes to recommend shares to a client, said Hong Kong's anti-graft body the Independent Commission Again...
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Abbott settles University of Iowa Humira royalty caseDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories, the drugmaker challenging a $1.67 billion patent verdict won by Johnson & Johnson over the arthritis medicine Humira, settled a royalty battle with ...
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Abbott sues Sandoz over muscle relaxant NimbexDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories, a diversified healthcare-product maker, accused Sandoz Inc. of infringing a patent for the muscle-relaxant Nimbex by seeking approval to market a ge...
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HSBC to sell auto loan platformNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - HSBC Finance Corp. announced its auto finance entities have reached an agreement with Santander Consumer USA Inc. to sell HSBC US auto loan servicing operations as well ...
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Abbott net rises more than expected on Humira salesOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday it beat its own expectations for the third quarter as sales of its drug Humira continued to climb, along with sales of medical product...
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Vernon Hills sales drop could spell troubleOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - If the economy is recovering, it hasn't been showing up at the turnstiles in Vernon Hills, a perennial sales tax leader in Lake County. Revised estimates for the current...