Cook County Business
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Allstate swings to 4Q loss of $1.13 billionJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Allstate says it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter as losses in its investment portfolio spiked amid the global financial crisis. The Northbrook-based property-and-c...
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Tenneco, Johnson Controls likely gainers in Obama emissions planJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - BorgWarner Inc., Tenneco Inc. and Johnson Controls Inc. may boost sales because of President Barack Obama's move to let California set emissions rules that are stricter ...
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Cramer recommends McDonald'sJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., the world's biggest restaurant chain, was recommended by CNBC's "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer because of the company's management. "McDonald's is the bes...
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Verizon 4Q earnings up 15 percentJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Verizon says its earnings increased 15 percent in the fourth quarter, as it kept adding wireless and broadband subscribers. The country's second-largest tele...
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McDonald's 4Q profit falls due to year-ago benefitJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - McDonald's says its profit dropped 23 percent in the fourth quarter due to a tax benefit that inflated year-ago results, but strong same-store sales helped the hamburger...
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Motor Coach scores legal victory in reorganization planJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motor Coach Industries International Inc., the bus manufacturer whose Chapter 11 plan is set for a Jan. 28 confirmation hearing, achieved a signal victo...
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Motorola cuts 497 jobs in LibertyvilleJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. told the State of Illinois that it will eliminate 497 jobs at its Libertyville campus. An additional 49 will come at its Chicago office. T...
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DeVry opens new school in New JerseyJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - OAKBROOK TERRACE - DeVry University, a degree-granting higher education institution for business, technology and management education, has opened a new center in Paramus...
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Report: Canadian regulators to fine RIM co-CEOsJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - TORONTO -- Canadian regulators are seeking a record penalty that could be as high as US$80 million from the two top executives of BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion fo...
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Novak & Parker going strong after 95 yearsJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Dan Novak, owner of Novak & Parker Home Appliance in Mount Prospect, admits he's conservative in running the 95-year-old business. That approach has helped bring the co...