DuPage County Business
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Sara Lee posts 2Q loss due to write-downFeb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Food maker Sara Lee Corp. said Wednesday that it lost $17 million in its fiscal second quarter, largely due to a write-down related to its North American foodservice bev...
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Alcatel-Lucent posts eighth-straight lossFeb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Alcatel-Lucent SA, the world's largest supplier of fixed-line phone networks, posted an eighth straight quarterly loss as it wrote down the value of assets by a record 3...
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BP CEO: Mega oil merger not compellingFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The logic for a possible mega merger between international oil companies isn’t “terribly compelling,” BP Plc’s Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward said. The cha...
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Motorola debuts new push-to-talk phoneFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE -- Motorola Inc., Sprint and Boost Mobile said Monday they are teaming up to introduce the new Motorola Stature i9, the thinnest flip phone on the Nextel Di...
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MetLife 4Q profit falls 12 percentFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Life insurer MetLife Inc. said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit slipped 12 percent as it paid out more in claims and benefits, but results topped Wall ...
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Luxury skin care line makes official debut in the suburbsFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - A new suburban-based luxury skin care company is drastically different from the makeup catalogs your mom used to order from, according to the Naperville founder. Harold ...
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Naperville shop the 'Netflix of art galleries'Feb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - You want to embellish your home. The living room needs an impressive piece of art above the fireplace or maybe there's a prominent art niche in your hallway that needs f...
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Motorola posts loss of $3.6 billion on slumping phone salesFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - A fourth-quarter net loss of $3.6 billion -- and more losses are expected. The mobile phone business lost 51 percent in sales. No more dividends. The chief financial off...
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UAL to pay less in security feesFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Southwest Airlines Co., AMR Corp.’s American Airlines and 20 other U.S. carriers will see the fees they pay the government for screening passengers reduced after an ap...
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Beanie Babies maker renames Sasha, Malia dollsFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The toy company that makes the popular Beanie Babies is retiring the names "Marvelous Malia" and "Sweet Sasha" from its Ty Girlz collection. CEO Ty Warner of Oak Brook-b...