Wadsworth Business
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HSBC profit more than doubles to $6.8 billionAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - LONDON -- British bank HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday that its first-half net profit more than doubled to $6.76 billion as provisions for bad loans in the U.S. fell by ne...
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AT&T, Verizon plan to turn your phone into a credit cardAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile carriers, are planning a venture to displace credit and debit cards with smartphones, posing a new threat to Visa...
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Aon: Clients' reaction 'muted' to return of contingent feesJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Aon Corp. is getting a "muted" reaction from clients about the possibility it will bring back contingent commissions for brokering commercial insurance contracts, Chief ...
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'Hippie general store' moves to Lake ZurichJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - A passionate Grateful Dead fan recently moved his 8-year-old business from Mount Prospect to Lake Zurich. Mark Paradise and his wife Nancy stress that their shop, Sunshi...
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Abbott's Simcor gains approvalJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Libertyville Township-based Abbott received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for two new dosage strengths of Simcor, a cholesterol medication. The new dosage s...
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Bioniche Pharma injection outJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Lake Forest-based Bioniche Pharma, a developer and manufacturer of injectable pharmaceuticals, and Synerx Pharma, announced Wednesday that the FDA approval and launch of...
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Tenneco plans $225 million debt sale as soon as todayJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Tenneco Inc., a maker of catalytic converters, shock absorbers and bushings, plans to sell $225 million of eight-year senior notes as soon as today, according to a perso...
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New Antioch business caters to unique tastesJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The goal of a new Antioch business is to provide an assortment of unique, handmade gifts. Cori Denman recently launched Nifty Gifts, a shop at 350 North Ave. The busines...
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Hospira falls after disappointing analysts with profit forecastJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Hospira Inc., maker of injectable medicines, fell the most in 18 months in New York trading, after disappointing analysts who looked for an increase in predicted earning...
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CDW works with 137 collegesJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - VERNON HILLS - CDW Government LLC and the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education, a nonprofit organization that helps liberal arts colleges integrate inq...