Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Dow up 32 | American files Ch. 11 | Chicago home prices lower | Facebook settles privacy dispute | Snow tonight?

 Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 • chicagotribune.com business newsletter
By Margaret O'Brien, BizWrap columnist

CLOSING BELL
DJIA 11,555.63 +32.62 | NSDQ 2,515.51 -11.83 | S&P 1,195.190 +2.64

On the rebound. Stocks mostly rose for a second straight day as a rebound in consumer confidence and soothed fears over Europe whetted investors' appetite for risky assets: MORE>>



TOP BUSINESS NEWS
jjAmerican Airlines parent files for bankruptcy, citing fuel and labor costs: MORE>>
 • No affect on passengers: MORE>>
 • Among 10 largest bankruptcies by number of employees: MORE>>

Chicago home prices drift lower in September: MORE>>

Suit accuses Comcast of discriminating against African American workers, customers on South Side: MORE>>

Elderly man repays money he stole from Sears 60 years ago: MORE>>

FDA accepts Northbrook-based Horizon Pharma's rheumatoid arthritis drug application: MORE>>

Facebook agrees to 20 years of privacy audits
to settle 2009 dispute with FTC: MORE>>
 • Eyeing an IPO in middle of 2012: MORE>>

Google mapping the indoors, too: MORE>>

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TALKING BUSINESS
"What you're seeing are dramatic shifts. It was a time to be out there explaining the story," said Marty Mosby, an analyst with financial services firm Guggenheim Securities, about record bank industry spending on lobbyists this year: MORE>>


IN OTHER NEWS
jjA cold, blustery day with snow expected tonight in the southern suburbs: MORE>>

A previously unknown victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy has been identified through DNA: MORE>>

Evanston lessens its penalty for marijuana possession: MORE>>

The new leadership team at Chicago Public Schools is recommending a record 10 schools for "turnaround" next year
: MORE>>

Man accused of shooting at the White House in attempt to kill the president found competent to stand trial: MORE>>


Atlanta woman says she's not proud of 13-year affair with Herman Cain: MORE>>
 • Cain reassessing his run for president, aide says (NYT): MORE>>

Conrad Murray sentenced
to four years in the death of Michael Jackson: MORE>>

Admitted murderer who opened fire at a youth camp in Norway and set off bombs in Oslo, may avoid jail because of insanity: MORE>>

Iranian protesters storm British embassy in Tehran, briefly taking six staff hostage: MORE>>

Laptop Wi-Fi damages and kills sperm, study suggests: MORE>>

LATEST CHICAGO AND NATIONAL NEWS >>


IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
WTTW broadcasting Geoffrey Baer's "Chicago Loop: A New Walking Tour" tonight, reports Blair Kamin in Cityscapes: MORE>>


SPORTS FIX

Steve Rosenbloom: Caleb Hanie needs to wise up -- fast: MORE>>
 • Bears face ex-teammate Kyle Orton on Sunday: MORE>>

The NFL suspended Detroit Lions tackle Ndamukong Suh for two games for stomping on a Green Bay Packers player: MORE>>

LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>


OFF THE CLOCK
jjMGM "Golden Age" movie star Hedy Lamarr invented the technology that makes wireless Internet possible today, new book claims: MORE>>

Elvis Costello tells fans to buy some Louis Armstrong music, not his $200 box set: MORE>>

Tobey McGuire to pay $80,000 to settle poker suit by hedge fund manager who wants his money back: MORE>>


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

Weather |
Wind and rain will pelt the area earlier today, changing to snow later. Low of 29. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>



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