Winfield Business
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Wheaton's Ritchie Capital makes bid for NewsweekJun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Newsweek, the weekly magazine being shopped by Washington Post Co., drew formal interest yesterday from OpenGate Capital LLC, Wheaton-based Ritchie Capital Management LL...
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Local experts stand ready to help in Gulf oil crisisJun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Argonne National Laboratory has been waiting in the wings to help resolve the BP oil leak crisis in the Gulf of Mexico. Argonne was among a list of national labs submitt...
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Investor bets on Tellabs, buys put options as hedgeJun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Trading of bearish Tellabs Inc. options jumped after an investor bought shares in the maker of telecommunications equipment and hedged the position with options, Interac...
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McDonald's plans to hold line on pricing, CEO saysJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., the world's biggest restaurant chain, plans to hold the line on pricing, Chief Executive Officer Jim Skinner said. U.S. unemployment "will still be an ...
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Arthur Gallagher acquires groupJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - ITASCA - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Risk & Reward Group in London, England. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1996, R...
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Naperville-area book shop named top small businessMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Anderson's Bookshop may need to buy a trophy case to put among its bookcases. The independent bookstore took home Small Business of the Year honors from the Naperville ...
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Wheaton's Ritchie Capital may bid for NewsweekMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Ritchie Capital Management LLC Chief Executive Officer Thane Ritchie, who sought to buy Sun-Times Media Group Inc. last year, said he is considering bidding on Newsweek ...
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Nalco chief: Our dispersant 'safe and effective' for Gulf spillMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Nalco Holding Co.'s chief met with members of Congress yesterday to convince them that its chemical dispersant should continue to be used on BP Plc's oil spill in the Gu...
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Wheaton resident says farewell to wireless industry with a flourishMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - President and CEO Jack Rooney stood among boxes in his U.S. Cellular office overlooking the Kennedy Expressway on Chicago's North Side. The Wheaton resident was nearly p...
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No decision yet on Sara Lee unit saleMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Joaquin Almunia, the European Union antitrust commissioner, said his department hasn't yet decided whether to extend its review of Unilever's plan to acquire Sara Lee Co...