Northbrook Business
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Net income at Jewel-parent Supervalu falls 40 percentJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Supervalu Inc.'s first-quarter net income fell 40 percent as rising competition cut into the grocery chain's sales. The operator of Albertsons and...
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EU approves United-Continental mergerJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - BRUSSELS -- The European Commission has approved the merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, saying it will have only a small effect on the market share of t...
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Corn Products profit beats estimates; forecast raisedJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Corn Products International Inc., a U.S. corn refiner and producer of sweeteners, raised its full- year earnings forecast and posted a second-quarter profit that beat an...
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3rd Chicago Walmart may snag on wagesJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s quest to open a third store in Chicago may hinge on whether the retailer is promising to pay workers at least 50 cents more than the Illinois mini...
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Apartment rentals surge on foreclosures, jobsJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - U.S. apartment landlords are seeing a surge in rentals as mounting foreclosures reduce homeownership and an improving job market for young adults encourages them to find...
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Execs named for combined United, ContinentalJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- United and Continental airlines on Tuesday announced the executives who would run the combined airline once the deal closes. They've said all along that the ...
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Tribune cuts back bonusesJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Pressure from creditors and unions has prompted bankrupt Tribune Co. to cut back on the bonuses it would pay under a proposed management incentive plan. In a filing in U...
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UAE: BlackBerry, smartphones are security threatJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Emirati officials have declared BlackBerry smartphones a potential threat to national security because users' data is stored overseas, whe...
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Lender fighting InterContinental Chicago Hotel saleJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - River Road Hotel Partners LLC, the owner of the InterContinental Chicago O'Hare hotel near Chicago's largest airport, is scheduled for an Aug. 23 hearing on a motion for...
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Parts of Tribune Co. report will be secretJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Although the examiner for newspaper publisher Tribune Co. will file his report today on the $13.8 billion leveraged buyout in 2007 by Sam Zell, parts of the report won't...