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Esmark to buy East Coast mill from Mittal Steel
Oct 31, 2021 5:03 pm - HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- Mittal Steel Co. NV said Thursday it will sell its Sparrows Point mill near Baltimore to a group led by privately held steel distributor Esmark Inc., ...
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Business briefsOct 31, 2021 4:59 pm - Hybrid sales on record pace DETROIT -- Hybrid vehicles are on track to achieve record U.S. sales this year. An estimated 187,000 hybrids were sold in the first six month...
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Business briefsOct 31, 2021 4:54 pm - Brunswick verdict to affect 2Q profits LAKE FOREST -- Brunswick Corp. said Wednesday that a jury found for the plaintiff in a patent infringement suit against Brunswick ...
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After 6 years, experimental electrodes let brain-injured man speak, eat again, report says
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Conrad Black ordered not to leave U.S.Oct 31, 2021 4:56 pm - CHICAGO -- A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Conrad Black may not travel to Canada while awaiting sentencing for swindling the Hollinger International media empire he...
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Business briefsOct 31, 2021 4:57 pm - RC2 net income drops 73 percent OAK BROOK -- RC2 Corp.'s net income for the second quarter plummeted 73 percent on the cost of a recall of its wooden toy trains and weak...
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Walgreens bringing back "good old days"Oct 31, 2021 4:56 pm - Back in the "good old days," a customer might stroll into the neighborhood drug store to seek advice from the pharmacist about a nagging cough, then walk over to the cou...
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Business briefsOct 31, 2021 4:54 pm - SOA launches new expert credential SCHAUMBURG -- The Society of Actuaries (SOA) launched its first new professional credential in nearly 60 years, the Chartered Enterpri...
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McCormick Place unveils west wingOct 31, 2021 4:56 pm - The massive $882 million McCormick Place West opens today, eight months ahead of schedule and under budget, convention officials said. Mayor Richard Daley and a host of ...
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Amtrak offers free booze to some overnight passengers