Cook County Business
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United Airlines notes may yield 11%Jan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp., plans to sell notes due in 2013 that may yield about 11 percent, according to a person familiar with the transaction. The airline's...
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IRS to start regulating paid tax preparersJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The IRS said Monday it will start regulating nearly 1.4 million paid tax preparers nationwide to help protect taxpayers and to make sure the agency is collecting the rig...
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Kraft may extend Cadbury offer as shares trade above bid priceJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc. will probably extend its $16.9 billion hostile bid for Cadbury Plc, analysts said, as the U.K. chocolate maker's shares trade above the offer on expecta...
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Builders, developers take stock of market downturnJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Whenever people, or companies for that matter, go through a traumatic experience, it is hoped that we come out of it somehow changed for the better. We hope that our dif...
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AT&T biggest winner from record corporate bond rallyJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - AT&T Inc., with $6.63 billion of debt coming due, may be the biggest beneficiary of the record rally in U.S. corporate bonds in 2009. AT&T's Midwest headquarters is in H...
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Boeing wins $263.5 million support contract for Air Force C-17Jan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Chicago-based Boeing Co. won a $263.5 million modified contract to provide systems support for the Air Force's C-17 transport plane used to carry equipment and troops. T...
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New eVoter.com offers all candidates for races statewideDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - A nonpartisan Web site focuses on the Feb. 2 primary in Illinois, offering voters a complete list of candidates statewide - from major offices to neighborhood positions ...
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Wyndham O'Hare hosts last party, then lights outDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - About 1,500 revelers rang in the New Year Thursday night at a party at the Wyndham O'Hare in Rosemont and about 400 of them will be the last guests who check out today b...
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New hotels still opening in the suburbsDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - The troubled hotel industry this year has seen some major brands close around the suburbs, including the Sheraton Chicago Northwest in Arlington Heights and the Wyndham ...
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Nestle may miss sales goals after Alcon moveDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Nestle SA, the food company that plans to divest its stake in eye-care company Alcon Inc., may miss operating margin and sales targets next year after selling its most p...