 | | Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011 • chicagotribune.com business newsletter |  |
CLOSING BELL
DJIA 12,151.41 -139.94 | NSDQ 2,589.98 -35.22 | S&P 1,249. -15.79
No big bets. Stocks fell in low-volume trading after a hefty year-end rally, with the S&P 500 erasing its gains for the year: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
 We're still waiting for Sears to release its list of stores to be closed: MORE>>
• Sears Canada shares fall a day after its parent company's announcement: MORE>>
• What Sears' stock woes mean for other retailers: MORE>>
Northbrook-based analytics startup Mu Sigma raises $108 million from investors (Crain's): MORE>>
Troubled insurer Allstate says it will cut executive payouts if it is taken over: MORE>>
FDA scrutinizes Mead Johnson factory as Enfamil investigation continues: MORE>>
New York Times having trouble explaining why its subscribers were just hit with "home delivery" spam: MORE>>
Panda Express owners move from fast food to dry cleaning: MORE>>
"Rock Band" still costing Viacom money even though it sold the games off last year: MORE>>
Vietnam may block Facebook, but the country has no problem with founder Mark Zuckerberg vacationing there: MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
"Netflix saw scores drop in every single element of the website that ForeSee measures, including site content, site functionality, merchandise, and prices," said ForeSee, a customer satisfaction survey of the top 40 online retailers during the holiday season: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
 "Taste of Chicago" chopped to a five-day event and moved to the middle of July: MORE>>
• Illinois Restaurant Association will have to compete to continue managing it: MORE>>
Chicago Cardinal Francis George defends his comment comparing the gay rights movement to the Ku Klux Klan: MORE>>
Arizona judge rules against ethnic-studies program in Tucson, saying it violates state law: MORE>>
Arab League monitor in Syria manages to see "nothing frightening" during visit to Homs: MORE>>
• The monitor's background: He created Sudan's "janjaweed," responsible for some of the worst atrocities in Darfur: MORE>>
Snow and tears mark funeral for North Korea's Kim Jong-Il: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
 Over in CityScapes, Blair Kamin gives a preview of the still-unfinished Halsted Street Bridge over the Chicago River's North Branch canal. A tied-arch bridge, designed by Chicago architects Muller & Muller and Chicago-based Lochner engineers, is to replace a heavily trussed, moveable bridge built in 1909: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Jerry Angelo says Josh McCown could be Bears' No. 2 quarterback next season based on his performance against the Packers: MORE>>
Notre Dame chooses captain for Champs Sports Bowl: MORE>> LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>
OFF THE CLOCK
 Oprah leaves, "Boss" arrives and the Bunnies just pass through: Tribune critic Steve Johnson looks at the year in television: MORE>>
• While we're doing roundups, here's a look at 2011's most gruesome TV deaths: MORE>>
Probably not a race it wanted to win, but "Fast Five" was the No. 1 most illegally downloaded film this year: MORE>>
Profanity-filled Bill Maher Tweet about Tim Tebow sparks HBO boycott: MORE>>
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