Cook County Business
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Briefs: Fed expected to cut key interest rateDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policymakers today are widely expected to slice a key interest rate for a third time this year to prevent troubles in the housing and credi...
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Briefs: Aldi hires new marketing agencyDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - BATAVIA -- Public relations firm MWW Group announced the addition of Aldi Inc. to its client roster. Aldi, a discount grocer operating in 18 countries worldwide, has nea...
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Briefs: Acura closes and inks deal with KingDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - PALATINE -- Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the closing of a license, development and commercialization agreement with King Pharmaceuticals Research and Development...
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Analysts foresee upturn for MolexDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The past few quarters have been rough for Molex Inc., the electronic parts manufacturer and supplier based in Lisle, but analysts say the global behemoth may now be on t...
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Area companies have you covered for your high-tech holiday needsDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - So Cyber Monday wasn't your thing? And night-owl and early-bird sales at the bricks-and-mortars are getting old? Yet you still need that certain something for a holiday ...
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Hannah merchandise sales heat upDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Seven-year-old Teagan Jones and her little sister, Avery, hold Hannah Montana dance parties in the foyer of their Lake Zurich home while"Best of Both Worlds" blasts from...
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Take on the tickerDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Alexander Paris Sr. of Barrington Hills is president of Barrington Asset Management, Chicago What moved markets last week? "Generally, it started slowly (l...
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McDonald's, franchisees settle coffee fracasDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp. has agreed to pay its franchisees 40 percent of the expense of outfitting U.S. restaurants to serve specialty coffees after the restaura...
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UAL approves $250 million to shareholdersDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- United Airlines parent UAL Corp. said Friday it has approved a $250 million special distribution to shareholders and paid down $500 million in debt, citing a ...
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Clothing, RC2 seats recalledDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Oak Brook-based RC2 Corp., a maker of toys and infant products, on Thursday recalled potty training seats with unsafe levels of lead and children's feeding seats believe...