Friday, January 20, 2012

Dow up 96 | Meet the man burger | Snow going | Rose ailing

 Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 • chicagotribune.com business newsletter
By Mary Jane Grandinetti, BizWrap columnist

CLOSING BELL
DJIA 12,720.48 +96.50 | NSDQ 2,786.70 -1.63 | S&P 1,315.38 +0.88

Google-eyed. Microsoft and IBM gains offset Google's decline in a mixed day on Wall Street: MORE>>



TOP BUSINESS NEWS
jjNew from Ball Park Franks, the man burger: MORE>>

U.S. home sales
hit 11-month high: MORE>>
 • Even Chicago ekes out 1.3 percent gain: MORE>>
 • Criminal charges added in mortgage fraud scheme: MORE>>

Sears shares rally, up 57 percent in '11: MORE>>

SOPA, so good?: MORE>>
 • But not for megaupload.com: MORE>>
 • Except, that is, for Swizz Beatz: MORE>>

A third of Airbus A380s to be inspected for wing cracks: MORE>>

The guy who brought us "cheap chic" Target is about to work his magic on Penney's: MORE>>

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TALKING BUSINESS
"That's crazy talk. I'm not trying to reposition Taco Bell to be Chipotle. To be a more relevant Taco Bell, we can sell products that are every bit as good but cost a whole lot less," Chief Executive Greg Creed on Taco Bell's new fresh menu items: MORE>>


IN OTHER NEWS
jjYou won't be going anywhere soon if you have a flight today: MORE>>
 • Ditto on the Metra North Line: MORE>> 
 • Our photographers are keeping an eye on the snow: MORE>>


It's lights out in North Bridge:
MORE>>

This gives a whole new meaning to "he nailed it": MORE>>

Gingrich cancels campaign stop attended largely by Romney crew: MORE>>
 • That "open marriage" quip not expected to cause much harm: MORE>>

Six Marines killed in copter crash in Afghanistan: MORE>>

Italy shipwreck captain apparently still a hometown hero: MORE>>
 • Most hull shifting halts recovery efforts: MORE>>
 • Salvage efforts are a whole other issue: MORE>>

LATEST CHICAGO AND NATIONAL NEWS >>


IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
Chicago restaurants have diners seeing stars -- as many as their New York counterparts. Phil Vettel dishes them up in The Stew: MORE>>


SPORTS FIX

Derrick Rose's turf toe is worse than he's been letting on: MORE>>

Carlos Pena returns from whence he came: MORE>>

LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>


OFF THE CLOCK
jjBlues singer Etta James dead at 73: MORE>>
 • Obama launches his singing career: MORE>>
 • And Mrs. O her talk-show appearances: MORE>>

It's time for the four-star movie game. See which got Michael Phillips' nod:
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close": MORE>>

"Haywire": MORE>>
"Pina": MORE>>
"The Flowers of War": MORE>>

When Priceline is done with you, it's really done with you: MORE>>



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

http://www.chicagotribune.com/hive/images/weather/snow.pngWeather |
Look outside. It's piling up. 5-9 inches expected. Temperatures holding around 20. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>



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