Northbrook Business
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Boeing finds new problem in 787, installing patchAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- Boeing Co. said Friday it has discovered another problem with its long-delayed 787 jetliner. The Chicago-based airplane maker found microscopic wrinkles in...
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Toxic loans near 5% may close 150 banksAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 150 publicly traded U.S. lenders own nonperforming loans that equal 5 percent or more of their holdings, a level that former regulators say can wipe out a bank...
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Baker & McKenzie profits drop 17 percentAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Baker & McKenzie LLP, the world's largest law firm by number of attorneys, said its average profits per equity partner fell 17 percent to $992,000, due to the recession....
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Report says creditors pushing to control TribuneAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Looking to recoup as much as possible from $8.6 billion Tribune Co. owes them, creditors are working on a new reorganization plan that would let them take over the compa...
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Trib wins extension to file reorganization planAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Tribune Co., the media company that sought bankruptcy protection last year, won an extension to file a reorganization plan that officials are seeking to fund with the sa...
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Middleby's misses analysts forecastsAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Middleby Corp., the maker of Toastmaster toasters and MagiKitch'n charbroilers, sunk as much as 12 percent in Nasdaq trading after second-quarter earnings and revenue tr...
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Boeing pays $25 million to settle U.S. probeAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Boeing Co. will pay the U.S. government $25 million to settle an investigation into defective work on critical Air Force refueling planes. The settlement a...
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More Illinois homes in foreclosure during JulyAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - A new law in Illinois that aimed to help give homeowners facing foreclosure more time apparently led to a spike in problems during July, according to data released today...
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Alberto-Culver sues P&G over skin creamAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Procter & Gamble Co., the world's biggest household-goods maker, was accused in a lawsuit of making defective Noxzema skin cream after it sold the line to Alberto-Culver...
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Motorola gets government dealAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - Motorola Inc. Tuesday said the U.S. Army's Information Technology, E-Commerce, and Commercial Contracting Center awarded four of Motorola's partners a contr...