Cook County Business
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Aon ordered to pay $24 million for misrepresenting risksDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - A unit of Aon Corp., the world's largest insurance broker, was ordered to pay $24 million to United National Insurance Company for misrepresenting reinsurance risks. Aon...
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Northrop CEO: There's an opportunity for climate analysisDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Northrop Grumman Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ronald Sugar said the company could benefit by providing "practical" analysis of climate-change data collected by U.S. and...
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Kraft coffee container suit proceedingDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Procter & Gamble Co., the world's largest consumer-goods company, can proceed with its effort to ban rival Kraft Foods Inc. from using a plastic coffee container with it...
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Microsoft profit, sales may fall shortDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Microsoft Corp. may have to warn shareholders that profit and sales will fall short this quarter for the first time since 2000, according to Heather Bellini, an analyst ...
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Fox Valley group helping families on the financial brinkDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - More and more people locally and across the country are being affected by the mortgage crisis, and experts predict the situation will get even more dire as families cont...
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Moto credit rating lowered to junk statusDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. had its credit rating lowered to junk status by Standard & Poor's because its declining handset business is eating into profitability. The rating was cut t...
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BioSante signs deal with Azur PharmaDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Azur Pharma for the marketing of Elestrin (estradiol gel) to treat ...
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Material Sciences completes saleDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - ELK GROVE VILLAGE - Material Sciences Corp., a provider of material-based solutions for acoustical and coated applications, said that it closed the previously announced ...
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Day spa hosts grand reopening eventDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Mario Tricoci Hair Salon & Day Spa held a grand reopening and ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday. Renovations to the Mario Tricoci spa included an upd...
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AT&T to cut 12,000 jobsDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- AT&T Inc. joined the recession's parade of layoffs Thursday by announcing plans to cut 12,000 jobs, about 4 percent of its work force. The Dallas-based telec...