Cook County Business
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RIM to repurchase sharesNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry phone, plans to repurchase as much as $1.2 billion of shares to compensate investors as revenue growth sl...
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Economy takes toll on Island Lake mainstayNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Island Hardware owner Stan Livermore said that if business had been half as good in the last 24 months as it was Thursday, he wouldn't be holding his store closing sale....
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Zion catches baseball fever as ground broken for new ballparkNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - There was ice cold beer, red hots, lemonade and a six-piece band playing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." The calendar says November, but it felt like spring as hundreds o...
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Still waiting for that IRS refund? IRS may be looking for youNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - The IRS has about $3.6 million in undelivered refunds, because they can't find all of you to deliver them. Perhaps you've moved, divorced or changed your name, or you ma...
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Sara Lee posts 23 percent higher 1Q profitNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Sara Lee Corp., with leaner operations and more profitable product line, reported that its first-quarter profit jumped 23 percent and raised its outlook for the year. Th...
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Unilever warns of additional costs in Sara Lee unit buyNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Unilever will have additional costs related to the purchase of a Sara Lee Corp. unit. Restructuring expenses for next year will be above the company's previous guidance...
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Hyatt Hotels rises from IPO price in debut on NYSENov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Shares of Hyatt Hotels Corp. rose sharply Thursday in the iconic hotel chain's first day on the New York Stock Exchange, with investors appearing to dismiss ...
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Boeing may lose $1 billion order if 787 delayedNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. risks losing a $1 billion order for its 787 Dreamliner aircraft to a rival model from Airbus SAS if the U.S. plane's production schedule slips any further, Gu...
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Barrington man accused of accounting fraudNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday charged a Barrington man with committing accounting fraud while he was the CEO of a Milwaukee-based health care firm....
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Analog Devices sues Itasca's Knowles Electronics over patentsNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Dover Corp.'s Knowles Electronics unit was sued by semiconductor maker Analog Devices Inc. for allegedly infringing four patents for microchip technology. Analog Devices...