Lake County Business
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PepsiCo to buy bottlers in deals totaling $7.8 billionAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- PepsiCo Inc. said Tuesday it is buying its two top bottlers for $7.8 billion in a bid to save money and get new products to market more quickly. The deals w...
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Huron plummets on plans to restate results, chief's resignationAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Huron Consulting Group Inc., which provides consulting services to health-care companies and law firms, dropped 68 percent in early U.S. trading after saying it will res...
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CNA surges as profit exceeds analysts' estimatesAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - CNA Financial Corp., the insurer controlled by Loews Corp., gained the most in three months after second-quarter profit beat analysts' estimates on improved investment r...
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HSBC Holdings first half profit down 57 percentAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- HSBC Holdings PLC, the world's fifth-largest bank by assets, reported a 57 percent fall in first-half profit as bad loans increased due to the global economic ...
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SEC: Ex-Kmart CEO should give up more than $22 millionAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- Federal regulators are seeking more than $22 million from the former head of Kmart Corp., who was found liable for misleading investors about the company's fi...
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Report: Boeing's Dreamliner may face 6-month delayAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing Co., which has delayed the delivery of its 787 Dreamliner five times, may not get it flying for another six months, said Senior Plc, a British supplier of air duc...
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iPCS reports revenue increaseJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - iPCS, Inc. a PCS Affiliate of Sprint Nextel Corp., Friday reported increases in quarterly revenues, income and earnings compared to the second quarter of 20...
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Acura Pharmaceuticals sees lossJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - PALATINE - Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Friday reported a second-quarter 2009 net loss of $6.5 million, or $0.14 per share compared to net income of $6.9 million, or $0.1...
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Local dealers give mixed praise to 'Cash for Clunkers'Jul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Anthony Santoro planned to drive his 1996 Dodge pickup truck through the winter, but the deals and rebates he was offered Friday were too good to pass up. Santoro, of I...
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Worst over for Motorola? Executives, analysts think soJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc.'s co-CEOs said Thursday that the worst could be over as the communications company posted a modest second-quarter profit, gears up for mor...