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CLOSING BELL
DJIA 12,422.06 -48.96 | NSDQ 2,710.67 -14.03 | S&P 1,289.09 -6.41
Thanks, S&P. Stocks fell after news reports that Standard & Poor's would downgrade credit ratings on several eurozone countries: MORE>>
• France and Austria set to lose Triple-A: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
 Aon's moving its headquarters from Chicago to London, partly because of U.S. taxes: MORE>>
• Three prominent Chicago businessmen on Aon's board voted against the move: MORE>>
Ex-Tribune CEO Randy Michaels gets DUI charges dismissed: MORE>>
• Muriel Clair semiretiring from WGN-Ch.9 after 33 years: MORE>>
Walgreen Co. sued for overcharging for generics: MORE>>
Illinois regulators give Ameren permission to raise natural gas rates by about $32 million: MORE>>
Another Groupon rival bites the dust: MORE>>
Apple halts iPhone 4S release in China stores after near-riot: MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
"Sears' options are diminishing for the simple reason that Sears' core business has been declining," said Sean Egan, managing director at Egan-Jones Ratings Co., commenting on commercial lender CIT Group's refusal to provide loans to suppliers shipping goods to Sears and Kmart: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
 Doctors say John Edwards has a life-threatening condition: MORE>>
• Newt Gingrich calls on "super PAC" to stop ads: MORE>>
• President Obama seeks power to merge six federal agencies: MORE>>
Eleven people charged in Aurora prostitution ring: MORE>>
A rat infestation at Occupy D.C.'s site prompts calls to clear out protesters: MORE>>
Marines move toward charges over desecration video: MORE>>
Joran Van der Sloot gets 28 years for Peru murder: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
The New York Times' Bits blog writes about the IBM researchers who have successfully stored a single data bit in just 12 atoms. The new storage could lead to 100-fold increases in chip densities: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
BizWrap's husband, Derrick Rose, is recovering well from his toe injury and plans to play against the Celtics tonight: MORE>>
The Cubs' Starlin Castro says he has cooperated with police in sexual assault case: MORE>> LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>
OFF THE CLOCK
 Michael Phillips says Meryl Streep excels as Margaret Thatcher, even though the biopic "Iron Lady" does not work: MORE>>
• New York Review of Books decides to be annoyingly contrarian and attack Streep's acting skills: MORE>>
Mark Wahlberg's latest career ambition is to get a high school diploma: MORE>>
Stephen Colbert moves a step closer to becoming a presidential candidate: MORE>>
Katy Perry's father apologizes for anti-Semitic remarks: MORE>>
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 Weather | Partly cloudy and very cold, with lows from 6 to 11 above and wind chills as low as zero to 10 below zero. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>
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