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Chinese president meets with Daley, business leaders
Tribune reporterJust after 6:30 p.m. Chicago time, Mayor Richard Daley and his wife Maggie met President Hu Jintao inside a Hilton Chicago ballroom, with business leaders in Chicago and from China joining them. As news cameras flashed, Daley and Hu sat next to one...Tags: Boeing Co., O'Hare International Airport, Economy, Business and Finance, Human Interest, Elections
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State business-incentive program falling short of promised job creation
About five years ago, John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc., the producer of Fisher nuts and trail mixes, agreed to build a headquarters and state-of-the-art processing facility in Elgin rather than head out of state.
In exchange for $5 million in state tax...Tags: Whirlpool Corp., Employment Opportunities, Economy, Finance, Income Tax
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Caterpillar to sell Carter Machinery to managers
SALEM, Va. (AP) -- Caterpillar Inc. says it plans to sell Carter Machinery Company Inc. in a buyout led by the Virginia-based dealership's senior management.
Caterpillar announced the sale Wednesday in a news release. Terms weren't released. The sale...Tags: Jim Parker, Politics, West Virginia, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Elections
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Microsoft's $8.5 billion Skype deal lifts stocks
NEW YORK — Corporate deals and strong earnings have propelled stocks higher in recent months, and more of each came on Tuesday.
Microsoft Inc. said it would buy Internet telephone service Skype for $8.5 billion in cash. Companies have built up a...Tags: Apple Inc., Entertainment, Buyback, American Idol (tv program), Microsoft Corporation
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Chinese currency’s clout on the rise
Money & CompanyCould Mao take a bite out of the greenback? That's what economists will be asking as the Chinese yuan builds momentum toward becoming internationalized and a potential rival to the U.S. dollar. Chinese President Hu Jintao may have heightened those...... -
Where are the jobs?
Corporate profits are up. Stock prices are up. So why isn't anyone hiring? Actually, many American companies are - just maybe not in your town. They're hiring overseas, where sales are surging and the pipeline of orders is fat. More than half of the...Tags: Coca-Cola Co., AOL LLC, Consumers, Washington (U.S. state), Columbia University
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Caterpillar's 4th-quarter profit plunges
Money & CompanyCaterpillar Inc., the world’s largest construction and mining equipment producer, today issued a cautious forecast for 2010 as it reported its quarterly and yearly earnings. Sales at the Peoria, Ill., company fell 37% in 2009 to $32.4 billion from $51.... -
BP, Caterpillar and ConocoPhillips leave the U.S. Climate Action Partnership
Money & CompanyThree major companies – BP America, Caterpillar Inc. and ConocoPhillips – said Tuesday that they will not renew their membership in the U.S. Climate Action Partnership. The coalition of nearly 30 companies and environmental groups was launched in 2007... -
Land of Linkin' -- health care reform side issues edition
Change of SubjectOn the "Doc Fix": Paul Ryan and the true cost of health-care reform by Ezra Klein, Washington Post: In 1997, Republicans passed the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate into law. The provision created a simple equation meant to hold down Medicare...... -
Sarah Palin's 'Midwest common sense'
The Swampby Mark Silva In Sarah Palin's formulation of "Midwestern common sense,'' some things are good and some things are bad. Eureka College is good. Harvard is bad. Washington, Ill., is comforting. Washngton, D,C., is threatenng. Ronald Reagan was great....Tags: Republican Party, Entertainment, Corruption, California, Government
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