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CLOSING BELL
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Strange Valentines. Stocks were mixed as financial and basic materials companies led Wall Street lower, while the retail sector hit a record even as retail sales rose less than expected last month: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
 Boeing Co. signs largest-ever commercial airplane order, with Indonesia's Lion Air, in a deal worth $22.4 billion: MORE>>
• Boeing thinks Southeast Asia will be the region to lead growth in global demand for new aircraft: MORE>>
Urban Outfitters opens bridal shop at Walton, near State: MORE>>
McDermott Will & Emery will open an office in Seoul, becoming one of the first U.S. law firms to enter the Korean market: MORE>>
Rob Elgas to move to afternoon news anchor at Channel 5: MORE>>
Sterling Bay pays $10 million for new Sara Lee home in the West Loop (Crain's): MORE>>
Yahoo and Alibaba call off negotiations over a sale of Yahoo's Asian assets: MORE>>
The latest rumor floating around tech blogs is that the iPad 3 (or whatever it will be called) will be unveiled March 7: MORE>>
• Suppliers hint at what it will look like (smaller, for one): MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
"It is time for the NFL's blackout policy to end," five U.S. senators said in a statement Tuesday, calling on the National Football League to stop barring television broadcasts of games that lack a sellout crowd: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
 President Barack Obama welcomes China's vice president: MORE>>
• Gallup: Confidence in the U.S. economy continues to rise: MORE>>
• Rick Santorum's surge has Republicans wondering if he's their Mr. Right: MORE>>
Person in "extremely critical" condition after being pinned beneath a Red Line train at Clark and Division: MORE>>
Occupy movement plans Midwest gathering as it emerges from "winter lull": MORE>>
Playmate seeks restraining order against Hugh Hefner's son: MORE>>
U.S. carrier crosses Strait of Hormuz amid rising Gulf tensions: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
The LATimes' Show Tracker blog writes about a somewhat awkward episode of "David Letterman" last night, where the cover of the 2012 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue was unveiled: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Sigh -- Derrick Rose is out for the Bulls' Tuesday night home game against the Sacramento Kings: MORE>>
New Yorkers are all aflutter about Jeremy Lin, who calls his storybook run with the Knicks "a miracle from God": MORE>>
White Sox sign former Cubs outfielder Kosuke Fukudome: MORE>>
LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>
OFF THE CLOCK
 Five charming Chicago restaurants perfect for Valentine's Day: MORE>>
• But not everyone is a fan of Valentine's Day prix fixe menus (Bon Appetit): MORE>>
• Fast-food chains gussy up for Valentine's Day: MORE>>
Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee to pay tribute to the black leather jacket this summer: MORE>>
Whitney Houston's funeral is set for Saturday: MORE>>
Leonardo DiCaprio lends name to coffee line: MORE>>
Herman Cain turns down "Dancing With the Stars": MORE>>
HEADED OUT?
Traffic | See current information on area highways, buses, trains and planes on our commuting page: MORE>>
 Weather | Cloudy and tediously chilly, though it could be worse, with temperatures nearly steady in the lower 30s. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>
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