Cook County Business
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Swine flu vaccine tests begin at Baxter using virusMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Swine flu virus has been received by Baxter International Inc. from the World Health Organization, and the company said it has begun testing samples in an Austrian labor...
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UAL reports 10.5% decrease in air trafficMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - DALLAS -- Passenger traffic is still falling on nearly all U.S. airlines, but the steep nosedive in March gave way to a more gentle decline in April, raising hopes that ...
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Allstate reports third straight quarterly lossMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, posted its third straight loss on declines in the value of investments. The first-quarter net los...
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About 1,500 jobs being cut around IllinoisMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - About a dozen companies around Illinois are laying off about 1,500 workers - including 800 in the suburbs - now through July mostly because of the recession, according t...
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R.R. Donnelley profit divesMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. said Wednesday that its first-quarter profit tumbled 92 percent on restructuring and impairment charges, while sales dropped on weake...
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Suitmaker's employees take plea to presidentMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - A large poster bearing the signatures of more than 500 workers at Hart Schaffner & Marx's manufacturing plant in Des Plaines is making its way to President Barack Obama....
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Baxter declares quarterly dividendMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Baxter International Inc. announced a quarterly dividend Tuesday 26 cents per share of Baxter common stock, a continuation of the current rate. The quarterl...
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Kraft Foods first-quarter profit rises 10 percentMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Kraft Foods Inc. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit rose 10 percent even as sales took a hit from the stronger dollar. The maker of Velveeta, Oreo cookie...
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Motorola shareholders vent frustrationMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Angry shareholders of Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. Monday cornered its co-chief executives on their multi-million-dollar salaries, the massive losses, a lack of succes...
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CVS Caremark profit falls on costs, chargesMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- CVS Caremark Corp. said Tuesday that charges and higher costs outweighed a a boost in the drugstore operator's pharmacy sales, pushing first-quarter profit d...