Friday, March 2, 2012

Dow down 2 | Yelp way up | Datsun back | Eavesdropping law tossed | A 4, two 2s and a 1 at the movies

 
 Friday, March 2, 2012 • chicagotribune.com business newsletter
By Mary Jane Grandinetti, BizWrap columnist

CLOSING BELL
DJIA 12,977.57 -2.73 | NSDQ 2,976.19 -12.78 | S&P 1,369.63 -4.46

Stocks slip in the quiet that at day without economic data brings: MORE>>



TOP BUSINESS NEWS
jj Yelp starts trading with a bang: MORE>>
 • Facebook takes another step toward IPO: MORE>>

Sara Lee details coffee, tea spinoff: MORE>>

Datsun ready to roll again: MORE>>
 • Apparently so is "The Lone Ranger": MORE>>

Kodak sells online business to Shutterfly: MORE>>

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner decries "financial crisis amnesia": MORE>>

U.S. releases incentive payments to JPMorgan, BofA: MORE>>

Why it's better to be the postmaster than defense secretary: MORE>>

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TALKING BUSINESS
"We're going to be playing bank fee Whack-a-Mole for the foreseeable future," Fred R. Becker, chief executive of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions, said of the growing number of fed-up bank customers switching to credit unions: MORE>>


IN OTHER NEWS
jjCook County judge rules state eavesdropping law unconstitutional: MORE>>

Tollway brings in construction oversight: MORE>>

Child-porn charges land Wheaton College prof in jail: MORE>>

Kids in Chardon, Ohio, go back to school: MORE>>

As you might expect, Schwarzenegger fans know how to handle themselves: MORE>>

Obama poker-faced on Iran: MORE>>

 • Israel's Netanyahu not sold on the diplomatic route: MORE>>

The birthers are back: MORE>>

Red Cross nearing hard hit Syrian city: MORE>>

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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
Blair Kamin likes some of what he sees in the latest two Chicago Public Libraries in CityScapes: MORE>>


SPORTS FIX

Don't be surprised to see Alfonso Soriano back at the top of the Cubs' lineup: MORE>>

Some little birdies help Tiger make the cut at Honda  Classic: MORE>>

LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>


OFF THE CLOCK
jjMichael Phillips helps you prioritize the movies this weekend:
 • "The Lorax," 2 stars: MORE>>

 • "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie," 1 star (as if you needed to ask): MORE>>
 • "Project X," 2 stars: MORE>>
 • "The Undefeated," 4 stars: MORE>>

Truer words were never spoken by Lindsay Lohan: MORE>>


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

Weather |
Are you ready to shovel? Thundershowers give way to snow, with up to six inches by tomorrow. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>



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