Cook County Business
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Kraft to discuss Cadbury plans with UK unionNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc., the food company seeking to buy Cadbury Plc for 10.3 billion pounds ($17 billion), is scheduled to discuss its plans for the U.K. candy maker with labo...
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Allstate favors corporate debt over munis, real estate holdingsNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, is investing in corporate debt as it reduces commercial real estate and municipal bond holdings. ...
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Cadbury rises on reports Kraft may raise bidNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Cadbury Plc rose to a record in London trading after Nestle SA was said to weigh a takeover, the Wall Street Journal said Hershey Co.'s controlling trust wants the U.S. ...
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Comcast shuffling channels as part of its own digital transitionNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Turns out regular broadcast television viewers aren't the only ones who are undergoing a major digital transition this year. In the Chicago suburbs and nationwide, cable...
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McDonald's makes its logo more 'green' in EuropeNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - BERLIN -- McDonald's is going green -- swapping its traditional red backdrop for a deep hunter green -- to promote a more eco-friendly image in Europe. About 100 German ...
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Midwest sees home sales boom but Chicago prices hit hardestNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Home sales in the Midwest surged in October as first-time home buyers sought to beat the initial deadline for a federal tax credit and difficult mark...
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RIM's Curve top smart phone last quarterNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry Curve 8300 was the top consumer smart phone in the U.S. in the third quarter as price cuts drove up sales, according to research fir...
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Nalco commitments due this weekNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Lenders to JohnsonDiversey Inc.'s $450 million term loan found out today how much of it they will receive, while investors must let Bank of America Corp. know if they wi...
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Weak dollar helps Cat, McDonald's, hurts KomatsuNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - For the first time since the equity rally began in March, the biggest U.S. stocks are beating the smallest as the dollar's descent sends investors to companies with the ...
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Kelsey's owner, 62, takes on new challenge with Gino's EastNov 20, 2009 10:00 pm - After running local bars and restaurants for the past 28 years, Beverly Langer is familiar with 14-hour workdays, especially for someone taking over a new place. At the...