Cook County Business
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BAE tops Boeing in global arms sales, report saysApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - BAE Systems Plc overtook Boeing Co. as the world's largest arms dealer in 2008, the first time a non-U.S. company leads the annual list compiled by a Swedish military re...
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Dodd bill may give trading edge to CMEApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Senate legislation to regulate the $605 trillion private derivatives market may cut into Wall Street profits more than a House bill passed in December by moving most tra...
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Chicago to sell $1.2 billion O'Hare bondsApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago's O'Hare International Airport will sell $1.17 billion of tax-exempt and Build America bonds in the biggest municipal sale in three weeks as issuance recovers fr...
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Midwest Gaming gets financing for Des Plaines casinoApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Midwest Gaming & Entertainment LLC announced Friday it has has closed on $295 million in debt financing for its casino project in Des Plaines. Midwest Gaming is investin...
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New hotel wants site by Schaumburg convention centerApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - The 500-room Renaissance Hotel which adjoins Schaumburg's four-year-old convention center may soon see some new competition on its own doorstep. Schaumburg's community d...
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Navistar raises expectationsApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Warrenville-based Navistar International Corp. has raised its projection of earnings for its 2010 fiscal year ending Oct. 31. Navistar said net income attributable to th...
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Flight attendants against UAL-US Airways tie-upApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- Some of the biggest unions at United Airlines and US Airways are signaling opposition to the idea of combining the two carriers. The union that represents...
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Tribune settles buyout dispute with some creditorsApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Tribune Co. said it settled a dispute among its main creditors by giving 91 percent of the bankrupt publisher to lenders and a smaller stake to other creditors. The prop...
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Motorola among companies sued in iPad Bluetooth patent caseApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Wi-Lan Inc., the Ottawa-based owner of patents for wireless technology, sued Apple Inc., the maker of the iPad tablet, and 18 other computer and phone makers, including ...
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Mayer Brown fires 28 attorneys, 47 staffApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Mayer Brown LLP, a Chicago-based law firm, fired 28 attorneys and 47 staff, Chairman Herbert Krueger Jr. said in an e-mail to the firm yesterday. "Prudent management req...