Cook County Business
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Six Flags can use lenders' cash during bankruptcyJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Six Flags Inc., the owner of 20 theme parks that hasn't posted an annual profit since 1998, won court permission to spend the cash held as collateral for its lenders. U....
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Palatine mom's parenting Web site makes top 200 listJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - When Sue Kirchner started her online retail store offering parenting tools, children's products and unique gifts for mothers, she wanted her brand to help moms focus on ...
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Exelon defeats NRG bid to block takeoverJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - NRG Energy Inc., owner of power plants in Texas, California and the U.S. Northeast, lost a legal bid to temporarily block Exelon Corp.'s $6.2 billion exchange offer. NRG...
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Consideration of Sun-Times bonus plan on holdJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Sun-Times Media Group asked a bankruptcy judge Wednesday to delay consideration of proposed bonuses of up to $1.8 million for certain employees i...
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Agrium extends deadline for CF Industries offerJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - CALGARY, Alberta -- Agrium Inc. said Tuesday it extended the deadline to acquire rival fertilizer company CF Industries Holdings Inc. after 62 percent of CF shareholders...
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J&J: Abbott owes $2.1 billion in Humira royaltiesJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Johnson & Johnson's Centocor told a U.S. jury today it was entitled to a $2.1 billion slice of the revenue Abbott Laboratories gets from selling the arthritis drug Humir...
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AT&T, Moto debut new slider phone KarmaJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc. is banking on some good karma. The Schaumburg communications company said it plans to debut its new slider phone, a social messaging slider called Karma QA...
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Boeing again delays initial 787 test flightJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. has again delayed the first test flight of its long-awaited 787 jetliner in the latest setback for an aircraft that has bolstered the company's order book and...
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Walgreen fiscal third quarter profit falls 9 percentJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said Monday its profit fell 9 percent in the fiscal third quarter despite improving sales as greater expenses, including thos...
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UAL to furlough another 600 flight attendantsJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - United Airlines said on Monday it needs to furlough another 600 flight attendants this fall because of the slow economy. United spokeswoman Megan McCarthy said another f...