(Crain's) — "The Rosie Show" has cut its production staff as its host, comedian Rosie O'Donnell, reshapes the show to draw more viewers and advertisers.…
(AP) — With unemployment at its lowest level in three years, the Dow Jones hit its highest mark since before the financial crisis hit in 2008. The Nasdaq index reached levels last seen in December 2000.…
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(Crain's) — Motorola is offering a free two-year membership to an ID protection program for customers whose data was not erased from old Xoom Wi-Fi devices.…
(AP) — The U.S. added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected.…
(Reuters) — Caterpillar Inc. has decided to close its Electro-Motive locomotive plant in London, Ontario, and lay off at least 450 workers following several months of unsuccessful contract negotiations with the Canadian Auto Workers union.…
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(AP) — Walgreen Co. said Friday that January revenue from stores open at least a year fell 4.6 percent, as a split with Express Scripts Inc. and a weak flu season hurt business for the largest U.S. drugstore chain.…
That no-man's-land stretch of space along North Kingsbury Street near the Lincoln Park Whole Foods will soon host two more big-box stores — a PetSmart and a Buy Buy Baby — Brigid Sweeney reports. It's in her blog…
(Reuters) — Aon Corp. posted a higher quarterly profit that narrowly beat market estimates as the world's largest insurance broker continued to reap the benefits from its acquisition of Hewitt Associates.…
(Reuters) — Alcoholic drink maker Beam Inc. reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Friday, helped by strong sales of established brands like Maker's Mark and new products like Skinnygirl.…
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