Thursday, January 12, 2012

Dow up 21 | Foreclosures at 3-yr low | Groupon founder on '60 Minutes'| An inch an hour?

 Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 • chicagotribune.com business newsletter
By Margaret O'Brien, BizWrap columnist

CLOSING BELL
DJIA 12,471.02 +21.57 | NSDQ 2,724.70 +13.94 | S&P 1,295.50 +3.02

U.S. stocks extended gains with the S&P 500 hitting another five-month high: MORE>>



TOP BUSINESS NEWS
Sears shares sink after CIT halts loans to suppliers: MORE>>

jjForeclosure activity in the Chicago area was at its lowest level in three years in 2011: MORE>>
 • U.S. foreclosure filings at 4-year low: MORE>>
 • Mortgage rates hit another record low: MORE>>

Peoples Gas customers to pay about $4 more per month: MORE>>

Andrew Mason tells "60 Minutes" that being Groupon's founder gives him latitude to buck traditional CEO rules: MORE>>

Bing surpasses Yahoo to become No. 2 U.S. search engine in December. But the both, combined, can't touch Google's traffic: MORE>>

Apple, other boutiques setting up shop in Target stores: MORE>>

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TALKING BUSINESS
"Computing devices that are not on a network are lonely," said Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, about a future that promises an ever-increasing number of gadgets in people's homes: MORE>>


IN OTHER NEWS
jjSnow could accumulate an inch an hour just as the evening rush hits. Happy commuting: MORE>>
 • Snow photos: MORE>>
 • Skilling's forecast: MORE>>

Metra Link-Up pass price to go up $6 on Feb. 1: MORE>>

Fifteen luxury boats at a marina along the Illinois River in Seneca, Ill., burned this morning in a fire called "suspicious": MORE>>

Taliban says Marine corpse abuse tape won't hurt peace talks: MORE>>

A Mississippi judge barred the state from releasing any prisoners recently pardoned by former Gov. Haley Barbour: MORE>>

U.S. intelligence report finds stalemate in Afghanistan: MORE>>

Pneumonitis knocked homicide off the list of top killers in the United States for the first time in 45 years: MORE>>

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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
Julie Deardorff talks with Cornell McClellan, the longtime personal trainer for President Barack Obama and the first family, in Julie's Health Club: MORE>>


SPORTS FIX

Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa and Patrick Kane have been selected for the 2012 NHL All-Star Game: MORE>>

Greg Olson, the offensive coordinator for the Buccaneers, is expected to interview for the Bears' passing/quarterbacks coach vacancy this week: MORE>>

After big night replacing Derrick Rose, John Lucas III could head back to the Bulls bench: MORE>>

LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>


OFF THE CLOCK
jjFirst lady Michelle Obama joins Twitter: MORE>>

In case you missed the People's Choice Awards, here are the winners: MORE>>
 • The Oscars may leave Hollywood for Los Angeles: MORE>>


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

Weather |
Winter Weather Advisory in effect for the entire metro area until 4 a.m. Friday with steady, light snow expected.. Low of 9 degrees. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>



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