Northbrook Business
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Zurich, Allstate weigh bids for unitMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Zurich Financial Services AG and Allstate Corp. are weighing bids for Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc's insurance unit, three people with knowledge of the matter told B...
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Weak sale trends may mean profit drop for Coca-Cola EnterprisesMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Soft drink bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. said Wednesday weak sales trends in the U.S especially on some 20-ounce beverages will likely lead to a decline ...
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Investors press lenders on bad loansMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Already burned by bad mortgages on their books, lenders now are feeling rising heat from loans they sold to investors. Unhappy buyers of subprime mortgages, home-equity ...
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Feds open grasslands for haying, grazingMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. -- The federal government is allowing millions of acres of land now left idle to be used for haying and grazing, after birds have finished nesting on gras...
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New law makes escape tougher for tax exilesMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - It's been called "the ultimate estate plan": moving to a desert island or other far-off locale to escape the clutches of the Internal Revenue Service. Indeed, hundreds o...
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UPS planning air deal with DHLMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, said Wednesday it is working toward an agreement with DHL's U.S. Express unit to carry air shipments for some...
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Dow Chemical raising prices to offset energy costsMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Dow Chemical Co. will raise its prices by up to 20 percent almost immediately to offset the soaring cost of energy, and the CEO of the chemical giant lashed out at Washi...
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Chicago sets record for home price plungeMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Home prices in the Chicago-to-Joliet region plunged about 10 percent, the most ever calculated by the Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Price Indices and released Tues...
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Successful hiring requires organization, orderMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Team Reil stepped way out of its comfort zone when it hired new sales people this Spring. The Union-based playground sales and construction rep firm had long followed i...
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Barrington woman launches entertaining Web siteMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - A long family tradition for entertaining has helped Debra Kavalos-Delaney of Barrington create a Web site for people who enjoy hosting parties. MemorableEntertaining...