| | Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 chicagotribune.com business newsletter |  | CLOSING BELL DJIA 12,103.43 +337.17 | NSDQ 2,603.73 +80.59 |S&P 1,241.30 +35.95 Yes, Wall Street, there is a Santa Claus. Strong housing starts have stocks showing signs a Yule rally is under way: MORE>> TOP BUSINESS NEWS How about those November housing starts figures?: MORE>> Saab owners in North America are out of luck (consumerreports.org): MORE>> Garrett's popping up in Chatham: MORE>> Kraft is beefing -- and cheesing -- up its lineup: MORE>> • Celebs egg on McDonald's to make more changes: MORE>> It's the incredible shrinking BlackBerry: MORE>> Flush Navistar eyes ties with Oshkosh: MORE>> More of you are shopping online this holiday season: MORE>> LATEST BUSINESS NEWS >> | SEND US A NEWS TIP >> TALKING BUSINESS "I said: 'Well, you must be part of the we-want-to-go-home-for-Christmas caucus,' They said 'No, we're part of the we-don't-want-to-commit-political-suicide caucus,' " Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) on Republican efforts to muster support for the Senate compromise on extending payroll tax cuts: MORE>> • Economists say no good will come out of the deadlock: MORE>> IN OTHER NEWS Priest beaten in robbery hands out gifts to parishioners: MORE>> Get ready to pony up more to use the tollway: MORE>> Donor makes up for the $25,000 missing from Toys for Tots: MORE>> Water, water everywhere in Pilsen: MORE>> Snowstorm sweeps from Southwest to Great Plains: MORE>> Plane crashes on N.J. expressway, killing at least five: MORE>> Mitt makes his move in Iowa as Newt fades: MORE>> North Korean heir apparent Kim Jong Un makes first public appearance: MORE>> LATEST CHICAGO AND NATIONAL NEWS >> IN THE BLOGOSPHERE Prairie Fire is flickering before being put out tomorrow, Phil Vettel writes in The Stew: MORE>> SPORTS FIX Bears' Gabe Carimi out for four more months: MORE>> • Brent Seabrook wasn't out long for Hawks: MORE>> Bulls get first look at Richard Hamilton in exhibition tonight: MORE>> NCAA bowls Ohio State over: MORE>> LATEST SPORTS NEWS >> OFF THE CLOCK Jon Bon Jovi is alive and well ... and living in New Jersey?: MORE>> • Greg Kot recalls the top concerts of 2011: MORE>> There's a new creative force behind Theatre on the Lake: MORE>> See where everyone who's anyone hangs out in Chicago: MORE>> HEADED OUT? Traffic | See current information on area highways, buses, trains and planes on our commuting page: MORE>> Weather | Rain moving in this afternoon, with highs near 40. Ditto for the lows. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>> RSS US You can subscribe to an automatic feed of the latest Chicago Tribune business headlines. View them in your RSS reader or in your browser's tool bar. It's easy, just click here: MORE>> | | | |  | CHICAGO SHOPPING |  | I JUST WORK HERE | | BE THE FIRST TO KNOW | | | NEWS SEARCH |  | |
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