Northfield Business
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United, Continental have a deal on $3 billion mergerMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - United Airlines has agreed to buy Continental in a $3 billion-plus deal that would create the world's largest carrier with a commanding position in several top U.S. citi...
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CBOE to fight SEC plan to cap options tradesMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - The Chicago Board Options Exchange plans to oppose U.S. regulators' proposal to cap fees on equity-derivatives trades at 30 cents, according to Edward Tilly, vice chairm...
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BofA downgrades Northern TrustMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Northern Trust Corp. was downgraded to "neutral" from "buy" by analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The brokerage reduced its estimate of the Chicago-based custody...
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Blizzard mobile on its wayApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - In celebration of the 25th birthday of Dairy Queen's Blizzard, the first-ever Blizzardmobile will visit the Hoffman Estates location during its tour of...
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UAL, Continental reach stock deal, pave way for mergerApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. tentatively agreed on an exchange ratio in their all-stock merger of 1.05 shares of UAL for each Continental sh...
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Simon CEO: General Growth's balance sheet 'scares me'Apr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the U.S. mall owner trying to emerge from bankruptcy, has secured debt and leveraged assets that make its balance sheet "scary," Chief Ex...
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UAL accused of theft of baggage-delivery technology in lawsuitApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - UAL Corp., owner of United Airlines, is accused in a lawsuit of stealing technology to develop a method of delivering baggage to people's homes. Applied Transport Soluti...
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Blackberry-maker RIM pushes Moto out of top 5 mobile vendorsApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Research In Motion Ltd. became one the five biggest mobile-phone handset makers in the first quarter, overtaking Motorola Inc. and tying with Sony Ericsson Mobile Commun...
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Daily Herald receives 8 awards from Illinois Associated PressApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald accepted eight awards of excellence Thursday night in the 2010 Illinois Associated Press Editors Association Editorial Excellence contest. The honors in...
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Court: Drug patent settlements may be illegalApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Patent settlements reached by drug companies including Bayer AG may violate antitrust laws, a U.S. appeals court said, citing a rise in cases in which makers of brand-na...