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CLOSING BELL
DJIA 10,854.65 +37.00 | NSDQ 2,345.38 +3.54 | S&P 1,123.82 +0.29
Small boost. Stocks edged up after four weeks of losses, with large-cap technology stocks among the day's top gainers, but investors were hesitant to take big risks without a catalyst for buying: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
 United Continental to spend $550 million on improvements to its airplanes, including upgrades to its seats, bins, and Wi-Fi: MORE>>
• New rules to protect airline passengers kick in Tuesday: MORE>>
Motorola Mobility workers to benefit from stock options accompanying Google deal: MORE>>
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein hires high-profile defense attorney: MORE>>
Eliot Spitzer hit with $60 million libel suit over Slate column: MORE>>
Hewlett-Packard decides to confuse everyone by unveiling a new PC, days after saying it is exiting the business: MORE>>
Arizona mother launches campaign against McDonald's and other fast food chains over germ-ridden playgrounds: MORE>>
Toyota to introduce new version of the Camry Tuesday: MORE>>
• And will work with Ford on hybrids for trucks: MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
 "He thought he would intimidate me. I wasn't intimidated," says Sharon Feigon, CEO of the Chicago-based I-GO car-sharing service, talking about a meeting with much-larger rival Zipcar. Feigon took over I-GO in 2004 when it was stalled at 10 cars and 250 subscribers, and has built it to 250 vehicles and 15,000 subscribers today: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
 Moammar Gadhafi a hunted man after Libyan rebels enter Tripoli and get backing from world leaders: MORE>>
• Timeline: Gadhafi's crimes against Libya and the world: MORE>>
• Companies start scrambling for access to Libya’s oil wealth: MORE>>
Michael Jordan's Steak House to open on the Magnificent Mile Tuesday: MORE>>
Prosecutors say the pregnant teen killed last week on the Southwest Side begged for her life before gunman shot her: MORE>>
Body found in garbage can on the Near West Side: MORE>>
Hurricane Irene becomes a threat to the U.S.: MORE>>
Prosecutors file papers requesting that all charges be dropped against Dominique Strauss-Kahn: MORE>>
United Nations puts Syria death toll at 2,200: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERES
 Chicago Magazine's housing blog Deal Estate looks at what $1 million gets you in the Chicago area this year, from a two-bedroom condo in Lakeshore East to a 12-room house in Lake Forest, whose closing price was the home's lowest in its eight-year history: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Bears to face Giants tonight in second preseason game: MORE>>
Cardinals belt four home runs in victory over Cubs: MORE>>
• White Sox's Carlos Quentin sidelined with shoulder sprain: MORE>>
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OFF THE CLOCK
 Reality star Kim Kardashian marries basketball player Kris Humphries in lavish made-for-TV wedding: MORE>>
• Photos of Kim's dress: MORE>>
• Guest Lindsay Lohan steals Pippa Middleton's look: MORE>>
Pixar plans to tackle dinosaurs and the human brain in two of its coming features: MORE>>
Headline we didn't expect to read today: Kate Winslet rescues Richard Branson’s mother from Caribbean house fire: MORE>>
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