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Wall Street finishes higher despite Fed report that regional economies are struggling
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street withstood another stream of bad economic readings Wednesday, closing sharply higher as investors shuttled between pessimism about the recession and hopes that the nation might start seeing relief soon. The major indexes saw big...Tags: Personal Investing, Financial Markets, Stock Activities, Metal and Mineral, Economy
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Sara Lee selling part of its coffee business
Tribune staff reporterSara Lee Corp. said Wednesday it's selling part of its U.S. food service coffee business to Farmer Bros. for $45 million. Downers Grove-based Sara Lee, maker of everything from its namesake bread to Jimmy Dean meat products, also has a food service...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Food Industry, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Downers Grove, Restaurants
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Schlumberger, Research in Motion, Freeport-McMoRan among big movers Wednesday
NEW YORK (AP) _ Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Constellation Energy Group Inc., up $2.55 at $27.70 Electricite de France bid $4.5 billion for half of the...Tags: Earnings Forecasts, Constellation Energy Group, Research in Motion Ltd., Dean Foods Company, New Mexico
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Consumer group accuses medical device makers of misusing online video promotions
AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ A consumer watchdog group on Wednesday questioned the legality of several advertisements for medical devices that appear on YouTube and called on regulators to crack down on the promotions. Online videos from Abbott Laboratories,...Tags: Consumers, Medtronic Incorporated, Consumer Electronics Industry, Instrument Engineering, Abbott Laboratories
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Republic Windows & Doors to shut down
Tribune staff reporterRepublic Windows & Doors will shut its doors Friday, causing approximately 300 workers to lose their jobs at the North Side manufacturer. The company, which has been in business since 1965, told employees Wednesday that its main lender, Bank of America,...Tags: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., Employees, Bank of America Corp., House Building
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Fed: Economic picture darkens heading into holidays; hurting jobs, retailers, factories
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The country's economic picture has darkened further as Americans hunkered down heading into the holidays, forcing retailers to ring up fewer sales and factories to cut back on production. The Federal Reserve's new snapshot of business...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Consumers, Money and Monetary Policy, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Online retailers see 'Cyber Monday' boost; more data shows Friday surge at stores fizzled fast
AP Retail WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Like their counterparts at the malls, online merchants finally got some relief with the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, spurred by a bevy of deals and free shipping offers. But the stronger-than-expected bump in online...Tags: Consumers, Electronics, Game Playing, Economy, Computing and Information Technology
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The Killers begin anew
Los Angeles TimesWhen the Killers' singer Brandon Flowers crossed the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood before a recent taping of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," he displayed the first sign that the band was beginning anew: He lacked a mustache. Around the time of the...Tags: Rock and Roll, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Religious Festivals, Dining and Drinking
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Ford increases F-150 production in Mo., Mich.
AP Business WriterFord Motor Co. plans to ramp up production of its F-150 pickup trucks at its Kansas City-area assembly plant as truck sales remain a bright spot in the otherwise dreary automotive industry. Angie Kozleski, a spokeswoman for the Dearborn, Mich.-based...Tags: Pickup Trucks, Automotive Equipment, Employees, Vehicles, Heavy Engineering
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Fed: Economy darkens heading into holidays
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- The country's economic picture has darkened further as Americans hunkered down heading into the holidays, forcing retailers to ring up fewer sales and factories to cut back on production. The Federal Reserve's new snapshot of business...Tags: Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Consumers, Money and Monetary Policy, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Ben Bernanke
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