DuPage County Business
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Gallagher acquires Texas firmAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - ITASCA - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Tuesday announced the acquisition of Benefits Unlimited Inc. in Houston, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Establis...
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General Growth's teachers investment OK'dAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the second-largest U.S. mall operator, won approval of a $500 million investment from a Texas public pension plan to help finance its exi...
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Huawei failed in Moto unit takeover bidAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Huawei Technologies Co. failed to reach agreements to buy two U.S. assets last month, even though the Chinese phone-equipment maker offered at least $100 million more in...
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Ratings changed at Cat, NavistarAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Analysts changed their ratings or began coverage today on the following stocks. The stock symbols are listed in parentheses after the companies' names. • Caterpillar Inc...
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Two Mt. Prospect restaurants close, but bar to openAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Although two longtime Mount Prospect restaurants recently closed, another new sports bar is getting ready to open its doors. On Tuesday, the Mount Prospect village board...
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Motorola investor Carl Icahn raises stake again before spinoffAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Carl Icahn, an activist investor who has called for the breakup of Motorola Inc., has again raised his stake in the telecommunications and electronics company. Icahn rai...
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OfficeMax drops as after sales forecast reducedAug 02, 2010 11:00 pm - OfficeMax Inc., the third-largest U.S. office-supply chain, fell as much as 15 percent in New York trading after forecasting a sales decline this quarter. Sales will be ...
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Northern Trust subpoenaed in fraud probeAug 02, 2010 11:00 pm - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who is probing the death-benefits industry for fraud, subpoenaed Northern Trust Corp. and Open Solutions Inc. for records tied to...
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MetLife raises $3.15 billion for purchase of AIG unitAug 02, 2010 11:00 pm - MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, raised $3.15 billion by selling shares below yesterday's closing price to help pay for the acquisition of an American Intern...
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Feds: Recruiters at for-profit colleges deceived studentsAug 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Recruiters at U.S. for-profit colleges lied to entice students and encouraged them to commit fraud to qualify for aid, a report by the Government Accountability Office f...