Cook County Business
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Six Flags bonds valued at 14 cents on dollarJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Credit-default swaps traders set a value of 14 cents on the dollar for the bonds of Six Flags Inc. to settle contracts protecting against a default by the amusement-park...
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Ideas Big offers more servicesJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - NAPERVILLE - Branding consultancy Ideas Big (brand identity group) recently launched name development services, creating brand names and trademarks for businesses and pr...
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Adviser urges NRG holders to reject Exelon moveJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Proxy Governance Inc., a proxy adviser, recommended that NRG Energy Inc. shareholders reject Exelon Corp.'s proposal to expand the company's board and elect nine new ind...
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United expects to join unions in mediator requestJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - United Airlines, in talks with unions representing 88 percent of its employees, said it expects to join five labor groups by early next month in asking federal mediators...
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Boeing looks to win sale in BrazilJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. is prepared to have Brazilian companies supply a "big portion" of components for its Super Hornet jetfighter, creating as many as 5,000 local jobs, to sell 36...
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Discover to sell $400 million in debtJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Discover Financial Services, the credit-card company that took $1.2 billion from the Treasury's bank rescue fund, plans to issue $400 million of 10-year senior notes, ac...
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Walgreens to open first store in AlaskaJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Deerfield-based Walgreens said Friday it will open its first store in Alaska, representing its presence in all 50 states, on Sunday at the ribbon cutting for its new sto...
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Delta Air, United fined for passenger rights violationsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's largest carrier, was fined $375,000 for bumping passengers on oversold planes and United Airlines received a $80,000 penalty for not di...
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Abbott study of Niaspan against Merck's Zetia haltedJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - A study comparing Abbott Laboratories' cholesterol drug Niaspan with Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp.'s Zetia was ended early, for reasons unrelated to patients' sa...
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McDonald's to offer free mochas on MondaysJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - McDonald's Corp. said Thursday it will offer customers a free iced or hot mocha every Monday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from July 13 to Aug. 3. The complementary beverages --...