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CLOSING BELL
DJIA 11,240.26 -253.31 | NSDQ 2,480.33 -65.71 | S&P 1,173.97 -30.54
Hurricane jobless report sweeps through Wall Street, hitting financial, manufacturing and energy stocks the hardest: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
No new jobs is not exactly a winning campaign slogan: MORE>>
• News is worse than that for blacks: MORE>>
• Obama has a little gift for business: MORE>>
 Rising rents keep North Michigan Avenue magnificent: MORE>>
• UK's Topshop to make it more so: MORE>>
ComEd ready to make a deal for new rate-hike rules: MORE>>
Bob Lutz is officially back at GM: MORE>>
• Brake lights causing some trouble for BMW 3-Series: MORE>>
Tough times for Twinkies: MORE>>
• Ditto pasta: MORE>>
• And pop: MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
"It may be the least-exciting part of making a new purchase, but savvy Illinois online shoppers can pocket significant savings by keeping an extra eye on our complicated sales tax rates. They vary wildly, and the difference between paying 0 percent or almost 10 percent on a $1,000 TV or laptop is big money," said Brad Wilson, deal expert and founder of BradsDeals.com: MORE>>
• Take the iPod Nano, for example: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
Mayor Rahm puts his fundraising muscle to work for a Cook County circuit judge: MORE>>
• See who funded his inauguration: MORE>>
 Pick up anything special at Betty Loren-Maltese's garage sale? MORE>>
Tropical Storm Lee draws bead on Gulf Coast: MORE>>
This will ease your mind about threats to U.S. security: MORE>>
• But not Iran and nukes: MORE>>
Turkey's on the outs with Israel: MORE>>
Syrian security forces kill 11: MORE>>
Where's Moammar? MORE>>
And you thought the hawksbill turtle was gone: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
It's not exactly grade deflation, but that college degree doesn't command the salary it did 10 years ago. See how much less in Money & Company: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Lance Briggs wants off Bears: MORE>>
• Selfish or self-preserving? MORE>>
It's Z end, for this season at least: MORE>>
• Pirates 2 , Cubs 1 in 6th at Wrigley: MORE>>
Judge rejects Clemens' attempt to avoid mistrial: MORE>>
LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>
OFF THE CLOCK
 In Michael Phillips' opinion, you can't get much higher than "Higher Ground." 3.5 stars MORE>>
Or lower than "A Good Old-Fashioned Orgy." 0 stars: MORE>>
"Apollo 18" a smooth landing. 2.5 stars: MORE>>
HEADED OUT?
Traffic | See current information on area highways, buses, trains and planes on our commuting page: MORE>>
 Weather | It's the hot before the storms. High of 95, low of 73. Rain headed our way. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>
BizWrap will be basking in the fall temperatures Monday. See you Tuesday.
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