Friday, November 4, 2011

Dow down 61 | Boffo Groupon debut | Charges in teen's slaying | Cubs hiring

 Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 • chicagotribune.com business newsletter
By Mary Jane Grandinetti, BizWrap columnist

CLOSING BELL
DJIA 11,983.24 -61.23 | NSDQ 2,686.15 -11.82 | S&P 1,253.23 -7.92

The Wall Street retreat was all about jobs -- the slight increase in U.S. payrolls and the future employment of the Greek prime minister: MORE>>



TOP BUSINESS NEWS
jjGroupon in at Nasdaq and well above its strike price: MORE>>
 • Corzine out at MF: MORE>>
 • But its funds were found at JPMorgan: MORE>>

Vote with your dollars on Move Your Money Saturday: MORE>>
 • Unless, of course, you already have: MORE>>

Occupy Wall Street protests heating up in N.Y.: MORE>>
 • Can't get much hotter in Oakland: MORE>>

Unemployment dips to 9 percent: MORE>>

"Ice cream of future" faces rocky road: MORE>>

U.S. Cellular turned its nose up at the iPhone: MORE>>

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TALKING BUSINESS
"If there are fewer empty nesters, there will be fewer people downsizing. If my son comes home from college and moves back in, I know I'm not moving," Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's Analytics, on the increase in adult children moving back home: MORE>>


IN OTHER NEWS
jjBail denied suspect in slaying of Indian Head Park teen: MORE>>
 • As community gathers for her funeral: MORE>>

Metra Milwaukee Line trains are running but just a wee bit late: MORE>>

Emanuel budges on city budget: MORE>>
 • Preckwinkle backs down on county tax plan: MORE>>

Gabrielle Giffords to Congress: I'll be back: MORE>>

Seems we're feeling a bit better about Obama: MORE>>
 • But the 2012 election may boil down to a generation gap: MORE>>
 
Capitalism creeping into Cuba?: MORE>>

It's never good when the weather turns during a stroll on Mount Everest: MORE>>

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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
A vending machine is an odd medium for steaks and sausages, but the outfit testing it in Alabama swears it's well-done. See what local butcher shops think in The Stew: MORE>>


SPORTS FIX

Line starts here for Cubs manager job: MORE>>
 
London told it needs to Olympic-size its security: MORE>>

NBA players talking union decertification: MORE>>

LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>


OFF THE CLOCK
jjDC Comics overtake Marvel for first time since 2002: MORE>>
 • Think Wonder Woman had anything to do with that? MORE>>

"Tower Heist" 3 stars worth of sometimes coarse fun, Michael Phillips writes: MORE>>
 • No review yet of "Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview": MORE>>


HEADED OUT?
Traffic | See current information on area highways, buses, trains and planes on our commuting page: MORE>>

Weather |
Sunny highs in the mid-50s dip to the frosty 30s tonight. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>



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