Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Business News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Chicago Chronicle.com http://www.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:30:02 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:30:02 -0400 30 Swiss banks are shunning business from the U.S. amid concerns over legal issues and prospects for tighter regulation. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/515034/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:13:05 -0400 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/515034/cs/1/ The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak economy. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514937/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:47:59 -0400 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514937/cs/1/ Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others lingered. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514931/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:11:56 -0400 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514931/cs/1/ The global tobacco industry is under attack from pirates that are ripping the heart out of cigarette sales. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/515040/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:25:57 -0400 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/515040/cs/1/ Qatar Airways will begin operating flights to Australia before Christmas and in time for the holiday season. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514948/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:53:36 -0400 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514948/cs/1/ The role of design in reinventing the world's factory was in the spotlight at a recent conference organised by the Hong Kong Design Centre. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514954/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:38:13 -0400 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514954/cs/1/ Twenty seven retail food outlets in a Saudi Arabian city have been shut down by health authorities. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514952/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:19:54 -0400 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514952/cs/1/ Nigeria, Algeria and Niger have signed an agreement to build a pipeline across the Sahara that would link Europe to big west African gas reserves. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/515053/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:02:10 -0400 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/515053/cs/1/ Hong Kong fashion designer Jing Wong has encountered fashion piracy first-hand. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514955/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:42:51 -0400 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514955/cs/1/ International hotel chain Novotel, opened its doors this week in Mumbai, the financial capital of India. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514956/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:48:37 -0400 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514956/cs/1/ TV Chef Gordon Ramsay has seen profits fall at his UK restaurants. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514717/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:02:27 -0400 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514717/cs/1/ BY JERRY ROPER The Sun-Times reported recently that the Chicago City Council and union leaders are questioning the timing of Ald. Howard Brookins' plea for a vote to build a new Wal-Mart Store in h... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25862682/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:35:50 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25862682/ SHINER, Texas - By all accounts, Shiner beer shouldn't have made it this long. The Spoetzl Brewery ferments its brew in a one-stoplight town that's not on the way to anywhere, and much larger regiona... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25862679/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:35:32 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25862679/ The return of the Elkhart-based Indiana National Guard’s 1538th Transportation Company from Iraq this week was a joyous occasion. About 400 friends and family members lustily cheered and applauded t... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25862681/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:14:12 -0400 MSNBC http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25862681/ China plans to build a bigger prototype of the 'charging bull', the most treasured iconic image at the Wall Street, in its financial hub Shanghai, a city aspiring to become New York II. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25862677/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:02:23 -0400 Business Standard http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25862677/ It seems to be a pretty widespread phenomenon, but it occurs under very unusual conditions. Most of the time, when we want to think something or do something or behave in a certain way, it works. But... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25862680/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:54:45 -0400 Wired News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25862680/ OZRK today announced it expects to report second quarter earnings at the end of business Monday, July 13, 2009. Management will conduct a conference call to review this information at 10:00 a.m. CD... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25862676/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:22:12 -0400 CNBC http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25862676/ Venezuela has taken formal control of its third largest bank, the previously Spanish-owned Banco de Venezuela.The first instalment of a $630m (£387m) price tag was made amid much ceremony in the... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25860838/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:00:59 -0400 BBC http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25860838/ The Minneapolis-based Malt-O-Meal Co. is voluntarily recalling certain oatmeal products that contain instant non-fat dry milk suspected of being contaminated with salmonella bacteria. The instant non... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859137/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:01:39 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859137/ CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez's government assumed control of Venezuela's third-largest bank on Friday — making the state the largest player in the nation's banking system. The pu... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859138/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:01:37 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859138/ NEW YORK -- Wall Street's hopes for a rapid recovery from recession, muddled by disappointing U.S. labor market data, faces a new test in the coming week with the looming corporate earnings season. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859140/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:18 -0400 The China Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859140/ One option available to staff is taking a year off with a 75% drop in salary, in return for receiving the remainder of their wages as an up-front payment, said a spokesman. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859136/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:36:02 -0400 Sky News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859136/ during a morning ceremony jointly hosted by Disney Parks and Resorts and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859143/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:26:52 -0400 Earth Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859143/ The soaring national debt is recorded on the National Debt Clock in New York, Friday, July 3, 2009. Already complicating efforts by President Barack Obama and Congress to cope with the worst recession... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859139/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:42:05 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859139/ Graduate job prospects are looking bleak as youth unemployment surges to its highest level for 15 years. One in six of those aged 18 to 24 and one-third of those aged 16 and 17 who have already left... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859134/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:52:59 -0400 Ananova http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859134/ The jobs market is showing little love to IT graduates as they struggle to find work in the economic downturn. Some 14% of computer science students had not found a job six months after leaving univ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859135/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:52:58 -0400 Ananova http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859135/ Supermarket chain Tesco has faced down a rebel resolution calling for an end to what protesters called the "exploitation and discrimination" of workers. The Unite union chose the retail giant's AGM ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859133/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:52:56 -0400 Ananova http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25859133/ ATLANTA - Colin Daymude was out of work last year after his business failed and eagerly filed his taxes in mid-January, figuring he'd get his refund sooner. He was wrong. It took the 44-year-old entr... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857407/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:38:59 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857407/ DENVER - An environmental group is suing Xcel Energy, saying the utility isn't doing all it can to cut mercury emissions from a new coal-fired unit at a Pueblo power plant. WildEarth Guardians says i... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857408/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:38:56 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857408/ NEW YORK - One of the big mysteries in the chaotic days following Michael Jackson's death was whether he left behind a will.After initially stating the entertainer likely died without one, the supers... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857410/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:38:48 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857410/ More than 40 per cent of investors refused to back Tesco's proposed changes to its share option scheme at the grocer's annual meeting in Glasgow yesterday. The resolution was passed with 54.9 ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857413/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:31:27 -0400 The Independent http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857413/ More ambiguous economic data yesterday added to the uncertainty about whether the UK is on the road to recovery or slumping back into recession. The UK service sector grew for the second consecutive ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857414/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:31:18 -0400 The Independent http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857414/ TORONTO - Mining company Teck Resources Ltd. said Friday it is selling a 17 percent stake to China Investment Corp. for 1.74 billion Canadian dollars ($1.5 billion) in a bid to reduce its debt. The ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857409/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:38:53 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857409/ Jennifer Aniston , who was close behind with $25 million. The earnings, revealed in a report Thursday from Forbes.com, included salary and profit-sharing, and were for a one-year period beginning i... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857412/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:04:38 -0400 Newsday http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857412/ Modern airplanes are marvels of technology. Yet when they crash, as two have in the past month, investigators often must hunt for the recordings of the flight data and pilot communications since th... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857406/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:26:02 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25857406/ iPhone , which emerged around the same time, but it's meant for a completely different experience: collaborative public spaces rather than solo communications. Unfortunately, I haven't had much opport... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25855481/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:27:36 -0400 CNet http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25855481/ MINNEAPOLIS - Malt-O-Meal Co. is voluntarily recalling oatmeal that contains instant nonfat dry milk that may be contaminated with salmonella.The instant nonfat dry milk came from Plainview Milk Prod... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25855479/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:55:22 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25855479/ Bernard Madoff fraud to more than 15,000, officials said Friday. Investors mailed, e-mailed, FedEx'd, and walked their claims into a central processing office in Dallas, as well as the http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25855480/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:21:05 -0400 Newsday http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25855480/ MONTREAL -- In new, marathon negotiations with Air Canada, the airline's main union said Friday it will focus over the next few days on the job security demands of its Montreal chapter that caused a s... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25855477/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:20:22 -0400 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25855477/ ' } ] PageVars.set('title', escape("Recession Puts Breaks on Holiday Travel - CBSNews")); PageVars.set('description', escape("A lot of Americans are spending the holiday weekend out of town, but w... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25855475/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:18:06 -0400 CBS News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25855475/ Stock analysts generally agree the upcoming second-quarter earnings season will be bleak. But they're at odds over whether the dreary outlooks will lead to upsets to the upside or whether the market... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25855476/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:45:19 -0400 Morning Star http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25855476/ LAS VEGAS - Tropicana Las Vegas has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with new owners. Toronto-based Onex Corporation and former MGM Mirage President Alex Yemenidjian acquired a majority stake in t... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852990/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:29:23 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852990/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced in a televised statement that she would be stepping down, handing the office over to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell. Palin was the running mate to 2008 Repub... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852995/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:56:57 -0400 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852995/ Garth Drabinsky (left) and Myron Gottlieb (right), once co-owners of the now defunct theatre production company, Livent Inc., leave court after the opening day of their fraud trial in May 2008. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852988/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:54:29 -0400 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852988/ A Toronto law firm has filed a petition for a class-action lawsuit against online travel company Expedia.ca, alleging the website overcharged its customers.Juroviesky and Ricci LLP filed a statement o... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852987/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:54:28 -0400 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852987/ The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Dallas, said Willis "crossed the line from being mere insurance brokers" to essentially acting as sales agents for Stanford. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852986/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:40 -0400 Reuters http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852986/ NEW YORK -- Let the trading begin.California began mailing out its first batch of IOUs this week after state legislators failed to reach a deal over how to close the US$26-billion hole in its budget b... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852989/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:54:31 -0400 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852989/ Securities regulators are investigating potential insider trading of Global Gaming Factory before it announced its planned purchase of The Pirate Bay for $7.7 million, exchange AktieTorget told Swedis... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852991/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:45:57 -0400 Wired News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852991/ A software developer authorities say once worked with the online vigilante group Perverted Justice has been charged with launching denial of service attacks against websites belonging to http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852992/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:45:55 -0400 Wired News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852992/ built a tiny drone that looks and flies like a hummingbird , flapping its little robotic wings to stay in the air. So far, the mock bird, built for Pentagon mad-science division Darpa, has only stayed... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852993/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:45:53 -0400 Wired News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852993/ planned merger of two Japanese banks is the latest unhappy chapter in the 10-year saga of foreign private equity capital’s adventure in Tokyo finance. The two banks, http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852985/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:18:19 -0400 Financial Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25852985/ COLUMBUS, Ind. - Cummins Inc. is recalling 400 laid-off workers as it resumes production at a Columbus factory, while nearly 300 people lost their jobs as an auto parts company idled a plant in nearb... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25850965/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:02 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25850965/ BOSTON -- Michael Jackson had barely been pronounced dead last week when the memorabilia market heated up. Copies of his best-selling album, "Thriller" -- worth $10 by most expert accounts on the mor... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25850969/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:32:29 -0400 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25850969/ British Airways todaysaid it would cut capital spending by 20% as it disclosed that passenger numbers dropped by 4.9% in June compared with the same month last year.The struggling airline said it inte... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25850963/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:55:08 -0400 Guardian http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25850963/ It looks like it could be the end of the line for Coffee Republic, the chain of coffee shops founded in 1995 by brother and sister Bobby and Sahar Hashemi.After the stock market closed the company ann... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25850964/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:55:10 -0400 Guardian http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25850964/ TCKb.TO ) said on Friday it will sell a 17.2 percent equity stake to state-owned China Investment Corp in a deal that will help Teck pay down debt while expanding China's portfolio of commodity invest... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25850961/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:31:37 -0400 Reuters http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25850961/ WHITE PLAINS, NY — The BMW Mini E is a solid little electric ride that provides a comfortable, effortless driving experience with all of the usual small-car perks, plus an ultra cheap operating cost... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25850966/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:23:22 -0400 Wired News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25850966/ Canadian Superior Energy Inc. said Friday its former partner BG International Ltd. is looking to block a contentious $142-million sale of an offshore drilling platform. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848533/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:11 -0400 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848533/ when Carl Leaver quit M&S . Leaver, who was previously in the hotel business, had joined M&S two years ago to lead the retailer's ambitious overseas expansion plans. He was later given respons... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848532/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:59:49 -0400 Guardian http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848532/ OTTAWA -- The federal government said Friday that Russia has agreed to lift restrictions imposed due to the swine-flu scare on the import of certain meat products from Quebec and Ontario.According to ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848538/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:10 -0400 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848538/ LONDON -- Oil traded below US$67 a barrel on Friday, after a fall of nearly 4% in the previous session, pressured by a stronger dollar and investor concern about the economic outlook and energy demand... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848541/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:07 -0400 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848541/ China Investment Corp. is acquiring a 17.2% stake in Vancouver-based mining giant Teck through a $1.74-billion purchase of subordinate voting shares. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848534/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:12 -0400 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848534/ Stock fluctuations in Canada and elsewhere in the world were mild Friday as the world's biggest economy, the United States, took the day off to celebrate Independence Day. At midday, the Toronto Stock... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848539/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:09 -0400 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848539/ INDIANAPOLIS -- The Saturday Evening Post, a centuries-old publication that helped make illustrator Norman Rockwell a household name and showcased some of America's greatest writers, is returning to i... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848548/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:49:50 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848548/ TORONTO -- The Canadian dollar rose against the greenback on Friday morning in thin trading with the U.S. markets closed for a holiday, extending slim gains the previous session on weak U.S. jobs data... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848542/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:05 -0400 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848542/ Rail technology provider Bombardier Transportation, a unit of Canada's Bombardier Inc., said it received an order valued at about US$97-million to supply 23 trams to Austrian transport operator Linz L... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848540/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:08 -0400 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848540/ NEW YORK/VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian fund manager Sonja Kohn did not receive any kickbacks from Bernard Madoff to steer Bank Medici customer funds to the swindler's investment business, a Medici lawye... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848528/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:35:06 -0400 Reuters http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848528/ OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday that he expects unemployment levels in Canada and the United States to continue to deteriorate into 2010, but remains optimistic that a "modest" rec... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848537/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:16 -0400 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848537/ More than half a million Canadians have fallen behind on their credit payments as economic conditions deteriorate, a survey has found.The average delinquency rate for Canada reached 1.52% in May, up 1... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848536/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:14 -0400 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848536/ NEW YORK: US stocks tumbled on Thursday, driving the S&P 500 down to its third-straight weekly loss, as a steeper-than-expected slide in June non-farm payrolls revived caution about economic recove... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848547/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:30:21 -0400 Times of India http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848547/ European stock markets traded in a narrow range Friday as investors caught their breath after big losses the day before on U.S. jobs data. Wall Street's closure for the Independence Day holiday kept t... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848531/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:10:08 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848531/ Wall Street fell hard Thursday after a government report highlighted a weak labor market that could hinder prospects for recovery from the brutal recession.The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 223... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848530/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:01:01 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848530/ July 3, 2009 Philip Morris International had agreed to buy Swedish Match's local operations for R1.75 billion, it said yesterday. Swedish Match South Africa reported sales of R687 million last year... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848529/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:03:18 -0400 Business Report http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848529/ The Canadian currency was on course for a fifth consecutive decline, the longest streak of losses since dropping for six straight weeks through Dec. 14, 2007. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848535/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:14 -0400 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848535/ British Airways says it has cut its capital spending for the financial year 2009/10 by one-fifth as it tackles the economic downturn and less passengers.The airline said it had cut spending by 20% to ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848524/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:56:30 -0400 BBC http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848524/ Energy firm E.On will cut its gas prices for UK domestic customers by 3.3% - an average of £25 a year - from Saturday, it has announced.Around 1.8 million E.On customers in the UK will see their... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848525/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:56:29 -0400 BBC http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25848525/ BA scheduled services in June 2009 - a 4.9% fall on the same month last year. Passenger numbers in Europe fell 4.3%, but this decline was dwarfed by the 16.8% drop-off in Asia Pacific traffic. But m... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846040/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:10:21 -0400 Sky News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846040/ LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has granted the Securities and Exchange Commission's request to continue freezing the assets of a California financier charged in a fraud case involving hundreds of mill... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846041/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:37:43 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846041/ LONDON -- British Airways , Europe's third-largest transatlantic airline, on Friday said June passenger traffic measured in revenue passenger kilometers fell by 3.8% compared to the same period last ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846048/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:02:29 -0400 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846048/ LONDON -- General Motors has received a non-binding approach from China's Beijing Automotive (BAIC) for its European Adam Opel unit. The company is also in discussions with Belgian industrial holding... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846047/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:02:26 -0400 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846047/ LONDON -- Tesco said Friday that 22 out of 23 resolutions were passed by shareholders at its annual general meeting, Dow Jones Newswires reported. The vote was close on resolution 21 with 57% voting ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846049/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:02:30 -0400 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846049/ LONDON (Reuters) - PVM Oil Futures Limited said on Friday Steve Perkins, a senior broker based at the firm's London office, was responsible for unauthorized trades earlier this week which landed the f... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846036/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:01:21 -0400 Reuters http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846036/ FRANKFURT/MUNICH (Reuters) - A Chinese automaker has offered to buy a stake in General Motors unit Opel, challenging a deal from Canadian auto parts supplier Magna, sources said on Friday. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846035/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:01:19 -0400 Reuters http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846035/ A striking electrician resorts to grim humour at the Lindsey plant. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images As talks over pay and conditions at British Airways broke down this week just days af... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846038/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:27:29 -0400 Guardian http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846038/ Berlusconi is 100% correct. . I still think that the media contributed significantly to the current economic challenges. It's true the wizards of wall street contributed but the media put the fear o... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846039/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:14:09 -0400 National Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846039/ The numbers 265, 6, and 36 add up to something sweet when the first is the horsepower of a sport sedan, the second is its zero-to-60 time in seconds, and the third is its highway fuel economy in miles... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846044/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:01:09 -0400 Newsday http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846044/ ' } ] PageVars.set('title', escape("Biden Meets with Key U.S. Leaders in Iraq - CBSNews")); PageVars.set('description', escape("Vice President Joe Biden met with the top American military commande... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846028/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:58:21 -0400 CBS News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846028/ LONDON -- Ryanair Holdings , Europe's largest low-cost airline, on Friday said it carried a record 5.8 million passengers in June, up 13% from the same month last year. The airline said the June figu... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846050/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:02:24 -0400 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846050/ Invitation to attend Vitrolife’s conference call regarding presentation of the half-year report for the period January-June 2009. The presentation will be held in English. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846034/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:24:50 -0400 CNBC http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846034/ Oil prices are still nowhere near the peak of $147 a barrel seen last July Oil-producing nations have long been adamant that there is a plentiful supply of oil.So when there have been sharp, unexpec... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846030/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:24:25 -0400 BBC http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846030/ The UK construction sector is forecast to shrink by a record amount in 2009, the BBC has learnt. The Construction Products Association (CPA) will say on Monday that it expects the sector to contract b... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846031/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:24:24 -0400 BBC http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846031/ The UK is prepared to make loans or loan guarantees to help push through the sale of Vauxhall, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has said.Vauxhall is owned by General Motors (GM) Europe, which is in t... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846032/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:24:22 -0400 BBC http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25846032/ A protester dressed as a chicken demonstrates outside the Tesco AGM at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843563/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:55:53 -0400 Guardian http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843563/ LONDON -- Rolls-Royce said it's won an order worth $470 million at list prices to provide its Trent engines for seven Airbus A330s from Turkish Airlines.Copyright © 2009 MarketWatch, Inc. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843575/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:32:09 -0400 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843575/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. marshals seized the luxury $7 million New York City penthouse apartment of imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff and his wife, Ruth, officials said on Thursday. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843560/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:31:11 -0400 Reuters http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843560/ LONDON -- Steelmaker Rautaruukki said it's going to cut shifts at its Norway plant for shipbuilding and windmill towers in a move that will result in 137 job losses. The move will result in a 1.2 mil... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843574/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:32:13 -0400 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843574/ In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence. Increasingly, states aching under the w... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843570/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:30:58 -0400 Newsday http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843570/ WASHINGTON: Microsoft is integrating messages from prominent users of Twitter, the hot micro-blogging service, into the results generated by its new Internet search engine Bing. Microsoft said t... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843569/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:26:43 -0400 Times of India http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843569/ HONG KONG - Most Asian markets fell Friday as a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report signalled more pain ahead for the world's largest economy. European stocks also weakened in early trade. Loss... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843572/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:42:22 -0400 C News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843572/ LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks fell on Friday after a disappointing U.S. jobs report and a sluggish euro zone services sector survey reinforced expectations that the process of recovery in the global... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843558/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:31:14 -0400 Reuters http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25843558/