Cook County Business
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Exelon fourth quarter profit down 18 percentJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Power company Exelon said Friday that its fourth quarter profit fell 18 percent, as demand for electricity in the U.S. remained soft in the weak economy. Exelon made $58...
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McDonald's earnings top estimates as global sales climbJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - McDonald's dollar menu keeps gaining fans in the recession, and its profit rose last fall, but the world's largest burger chain said Friday that its annual revenue slipp...
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Hershey has no immediate plan for Cadbury bidJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Candy maker Hershey said Friday it has no immediate plans to make an offer for British competitor Cadbury, making it all but certain that Kraft Foods ...
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Motorola hit with class-action stock suitJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - A Florida firefighters' pension group hit Motorola with a class-action suit in U.S. District Court Thursday accusing the Schaumburg-based electronics giant of falsely in...
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Moto's app store opens in ChinaJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. is launching a new app store for its Android phones - in China. Called Zhi-Jian-Yuan, or Shop4Apps, the Motorola store allows Chinese owne...
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Abbott offers concessions in EU review of Solvay transactionJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories offered concessions to the European Union in a bid to win approval for its $6.8 billion purchase of Solvay SA's drug unit after regulators had concer...
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Nordstrom plans to open second Rack outlet in downtown ChicagoJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Nordstrom Inc. plans to open a second Nordstrom Rack outlet in downtown Chicago, expanding the number of stores that sell its unsold merchandise at a discount. The new N...
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Weight-loss clinics open in Arlington Heights, N. BarrigtonJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Complete Clinics, a physician-supervised weight loss and wellness clinic, recently opened two new clinics, one in Arlington Heights at 1925 Rand Road...
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Uno's Chicago Grill chain files for bankruptcyJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Burdened by debt from a 2005 private equity takeover, the Uno pizzeria chain's parent company filed for Chapter 11 protection Wednesday, with plans to g...
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Ex-Kmart CEO loses bid to reverse fraud verdictJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Former Kmart Corp. Chief Executive Officer Charles Conaway lost a bid to reverse a 2009 jury verdict finding him liable for misleading shareholders in the months before ...