Cook County Business
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Weak sale trends may mean profit drop for Coca-Cola EnterprisesMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Soft drink bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. said Wednesday weak sales trends in the U.S especially on some 20-ounce beverages will likely lead to a decline ...
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Investors press lenders on bad loansMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Already burned by bad mortgages on their books, lenders now are feeling rising heat from loans they sold to investors. Unhappy buyers of subprime mortgages, home-equity ...
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Feds open grasslands for haying, grazingMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. -- The federal government is allowing millions of acres of land now left idle to be used for haying and grazing, after birds have finished nesting on gras...
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Walgreens to open stores in AlaskaMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- Walgreens plans to open its first stores in Alaska in 2009, giving the na-tion's largest drugstore chain a presence in all 50 states, plus the District of C...
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GE Capital inks deal with BRPMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES -- GE Capital Solutions, Commercial Distribution Finance recently signed an exclusive agreement to provide inventory financing to BRP's Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo ...
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New law makes escape tougher for tax exilesMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - It's been called "the ultimate estate plan": moving to a desert island or other far-off locale to escape the clutches of the Internal Revenue Service. Indeed, hundreds o...
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UPS planning air deal with DHLMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, said Wednesday it is working toward an agreement with DHL's U.S. Express unit to carry air shipments for some...
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Dow Chemical raising prices to offset energy costsMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Dow Chemical Co. will raise its prices by up to 20 percent almost immediately to offset the soaring cost of energy, and the CEO of the chemical giant lashed out at Washi...
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Chicago sets record for home price plungeMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Home prices in the Chicago-to-Joliet region plunged about 10 percent, the most ever calculated by the Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Price Indices and released Tues...
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The harder side of SearsMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp. is partnering with hip-hop star LL Cool J to launch a line of clothing and accessories in the company's stores this fall. The apparel for childr...