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Gold prices, other commodities tumble following confirmation of US recession
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Gold prices and other commodities tumbled Monday, as confirmation that the nation is in a recession further unnerved investors already concerned about a drop off in demand for raw materials. The National Bureau of Economic Research,...Tags: Gold and Precious Material, Securities, Gymnastics, Petroleum Industry, Commodity Markets
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With increased need comes increased giving, area charities report
Tribune reporterAs lines outside of food banks and shelters grow longer than many charity workers have ever seen, people from around the Chicago area have lent a hand in unusually high numbers, donating extra money or time in an effort to help, the leaders of several...Tags: Lake Zurich, Islam, Turkey, La Grange, Elementary Schools
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Jockeying for Metra seats more difficult with crowded field
Tribune reporterEven before the 7:42 a.m. train pulls up to the Metra station, Greg St. George and other commuters start inching toward the precise spots where they hope, perhaps even pray, the doors to their favorite cars will open. When trying to snag a coveted seat...Tags: Passenger Cars, Gold Coast, Metra, St. George, Hanover Park
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Gold passes $900 per ounce as a haven from stock risks
Associated PressGold prices bolted above $900 an ounce yesterday after the legislative defeat of a U.S. financial bailout drove investors to pull money out of stocks and buy safe-haven assets. Other commodities traded mostly lower as investors fretted that failure to...Tags: Gold and Precious Material, Petroleum Industry, Commodity Markets, New York Mercantile Exchange, Economy
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CBOE members OK Board of Trade settlement
Chicago Board Options Exchange members voted Wednesday to settle a lawsuit that has prevented the market from becoming a shareholder company able to go public. By a vote of 779-70, the CBOE agreed to a resolve equity claims made by Chicago Board of Trade... -
Carbon cordon
Chicago Tribune correspondentNEW YORK—In what are likely to be blueprints for a national effort to fight climate change, clusters of states on the East and West Coasts and in the Midwest are setting up marketplaces for electric utilities and other companies to buy and sell...Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Ecosystems, Diplomacy, Securities, Global Warming
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Historic swings cap worst week ever
Chicago Tribune correspondentsAnother day, but not just another roller coaster ride on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average finished its worst week ever with its biggest point swing in history Friday, leaving policymakers to consider alternatives over the weekend before...Tags: Illinois Tool Works Incorporated, University of Chicago, Stock Market, Wayne, Stock Activities
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The Collider Is Working, And We're Broke
Nobody else seems to want to talk about this, so it falls to me. On Wednesday, Sept. 10, the European Organization for Nuclear Research powered up the Large Hadron Collider, and almost immediately, the U.S. economy stopped working because of greed on...Tags: Colin McEnroe, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Applied Science, Chris Pronger
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Don't do it Durbin's way
When the public's loathing of Congress is soaring, why is the re-election of Sen. Dick Durbin, an architect of that body's many disorders, thought to be a cinch? How low is Congress' job approval rating? While President George W. Bush's is a dismal 32...Tags: Parliament, Cinderella, Political Candidates, Government, Energy Saving
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Fed rides to rescue yet again
Chicago Tribune correspondentUncle Sam did it again, using taxpayer funds to rescue a financial giant. The Federal Reserve announced a deal Tuesday evening to pump billions into American International Group Inc., a huge New York-based insurance company on the verge of collapse....Tags: Freddie Mac, Chicago Mortgages, Ben Bernanke, Financial Markets, Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated
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Corn, soybean outlooks wilting
Chicago Tribune reporterThis year's corn and soybean harvests could lead to higher prices and a scramble for farmland next year, analysts said Friday after reviewing a monthly Agriculture Department report. The report indicated that dry weather in August is taking a toll on...Tags: Food Industry, Agriculture, Fertilizer, Weather Reports
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Lake Delton flood
For nearly a year, this tiny southwestern Wisconsin village has struggled to survive after a devastating flood. New rising waters may have sealed its fate. Flash floods inundated the town of 625 over the weekend, just 10 months after residents worked...Tags: Transportation, Road Transportation, Emergency Planning, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals
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