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GM first-quarter profits dip on losses in Europe, South America
General Motors Co. reported lower first-quarter profits Thursday as it struggled with the continuing economic slump in Europe and a dip in earnings in North America. Profit for the nation’s largest automaker profit fell 14% to $865 million...
Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, China, Nissan, Earnings Forecasts, Chrysler
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Windows Phone gains ground in first months of 2013, report says
Microsoft's mobile platform has gotten off to a good start in early 2013 -- and that's no April Fools' joke. Windows Phone 8, led by the Nokia Lumia 920, had the third-highest market share for smartphones sold in the U.S. during December through the end...
Tags: Nokia Corp., Microsoft Corporation, April Fools' Day, Computer Hardware, Google Inc.
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Dart v. Evans v. Preckwinkle
Change of SubjectOriginally published April 17; moved to the top of the blog because it's the subject of my Friday print column. I've been meaning to get to this extraordinary spat on "Chicago Tonight" earlier this month. WTTW-Ch. 11 invited Cook County...... -
Snapshot of a Hybrid Owner
KickingTiresAccording to new data from Experian, hybrid vehicles still make up only a small percentage of all cars on the road today, but they're gaining market share. The data company's study showed that hybrid car market share went from 2.2%......Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Toyota, Prius, Nissan, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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How Apple invites facile analysis
For those of us not directly invested in Apple, the stock's trajectory over the last six months has been a thrill ride to rival anything you'll find at Magic Mountain. Since hitting an all-time peak of $705 in mid-September, the shares have been on a...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Arts and Culture, Ashton Kutcher, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Tim Cook
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Examining Some Trends from Last Year's Auto Market
While auto sales in this country were booming in the middle of the last decade, the industry was not necessarily healthy. Incentives were taking a bite out of profits and there was growing concern over fuel prices. Still, factory representatives at...Tags: Toyota, Minivans and Vans, Volkswagen, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing and Engineering
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Rosenthal: Transformation part of retail game, Sears' Lampert says
When prices essentially match, what stores are left to sell is themselves. More than just the products they move, they compete on the basis of the shopping experiences they offer and the identities those experiences bolster. Customer loyalty has never...
Tags: Target, Kmart, Groceries, Lou D'Ambrosio, Sears Holdings Corp.
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Macworld: Panel of 'Apple fans' defends company from critics
[This post has been updated.] The panel at Macworld was called "The State of Apple 2013." But it could just as well have been called "In Defense of Apple." The Friday afternoon panel was moderated by Macworld senior editor Dan Moren and gathered four...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Tim Cook, Economy, Business and Finance, Steve Jobs, BlackBerry
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Anheuser-Busch InBev reports drop in profit, weak U.S. sales
Already reeling from lawsuits that accused it of watering down the king of beers, Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, delivered some more bad news: Profit is down, and sales in the United States are weak. The brewer said Wednesday...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, China, Earnings Forecasts, Brazil, Economy, Business and Finance
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Balto. Co. school librarians skeptical of changes
Baltimore County school librarians are worried about their next chapter. New schools Superintendent Dallas Dance wants to eliminate from school system policy a written requirement that each school have a librarian and has shifted library science...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook on 2012: 'We had the mother of all years'
Hundreds and hundreds of mostly regular folks, some from as far away as Florida, lined up in the wee hours of the morning Wednesday to squeeze into an auditorium at Apple's campus for a little pep talk by Apple team captain Tim Cook. He's not really the...
Tags: Tim Cook, Nokia Corp., Apple iPhone, Computer Hardware, Google Inc.
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Village to bring in consultant to help define priorities
Orland Park officials are bringing in a consultant later this spring to help the village develop priorities and then monitor their progress as staff work to accomplish them. The Village Board voted last week to pay SmithBucklin Consulting Services $8,...
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Jan 11, 2013
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