DuPage County Business
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BP 1Q reports profit of $2.56 billion, reversing 4Q lossApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- BP PLC, the second-largest European oil company, said Tuesday that it returned to profit in the first quarter, beating analysts' forecasts by earning $2.56 bil...
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Suburban dealers hold on tight after Pontiac brand endsApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - When Ariel Szwec woke up Monday morning, he felt like his heart had been torn out. "It was like losing a child," said the longtime manager at Sullivan Buick Pontiac GMC ...
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Molex creates new high-speed systemApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - LISLE - Molex Inc. Monday introduced the HSAutoLink Interconnect System, a high-speed data bus for vehicles, to meet the needs of the "Connected Vehicle." The new, famil...
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Feldco Factory Direct expands to MadisonApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - DES PLAINES - Feldco Factory Direct will open its newest office and showroom in Madison, Wis. on May 1. Feldco will operate a showroom, corporate office and warehouse in...
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S&P lowers Sterilizer SterigenicsApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Sterigenics International Inc., a provider of sterilization services, has a "very tight leverage covenant cushion," Standard & Poor's said April 24 in the course of lowe...
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UBS cuts United parent to 'neutral'Apr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - United Airlines parent UAL Corp, Continental Airlines Inc., US Airways Group Inc and AMR Corp. were cut to "neutral" from "buy' at UBS AG, which said near- term revenue ...
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McDonald's shakes up soft drinks, boots Pibb Xtra for Dr PepperApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - McDonald's Corp. will replace Coca- Cola Co.'s Pibb Xtra with Dr Pepper at all of its U.S. restaurants, giving Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. a greater foothold at the fas...
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Verizon first-quarter profit, revenue beat expectationsApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Verizon Communications Inc. said Monday its earnings grew 5 percent in the first quarter, boosted by its acquisition of Little Rock, Ark.-based Alltel Corp. ...
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Navistar to buy Monaco's RV assets for $52 milApr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - A unit of Navistar International Corp., the world's fourth-largest truckmaker, agreed to buy the recreational-vehicle manufacturing assets of bankrupt Monaco Coach Corp....
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Marble business sticking to its foundationsApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Tom Wienckowski launched his countertop business 20 years ago in a 4,000-square-foot building in South Elgin. Since then, the Schaumburg business owner has grown Marble ...