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Breaking

USDA comes to aid of chicken industry with $40M purchase

Cigarette makers sue, saying new labels violate 1st Amendment

Investor sues Motorola Mobility, Jha over sale to Google

Fifield puts 2 prime W. Loop apartment buildings up for sale

Illinois denies tax exemption to Prentice, Edward hospitals

French-German euro zone plan fails to inspire Wall St

Allstate sues Goldman over mortgage-backed securities

Sony slashes PlayStation 3 prices by $50

DraftFCB to lay off about 100 in Chicago

U.S. airlines trim service, restrain growth

Obama to unveil measures to boost rural jobs

Perry: Bernanke stimulus would be 'treasonous'

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Top business

High demand boosts downtown apartment rents, more gains likely

Monthly rents have risen more than 10 percent in some buildings. (Tribune file photo)

Downtown rents rise with demand

Almost 5,600 more renters were living in downtown Chicago at the end of June than just three years ago, and continued strong demand for rental units...

Buying cheaper than renting in most U.S. cities

Will buyout mean layoffs or liftoff for local operations?

Will Google's Motorola buy mean layoffs or liftoff here?

Outsiders are swallowing up yet another Chicago-area corporate headquarters, an event that stokes fears of job cuts and delivers a sucker punch to the...

Fitch affirms U.S. at AAA with stable outlook

Fitch Ratings Tuesday confirmed the United States' top-notch credit rating and, in blatant disagreement with rival Standard & Poor's, gave a...

Problem Solver

Warning urged after broken nose in pool

Hotmail freeze burns user

Updates on the phantom car loan, air conditioner

Railroad's weeds create thorny situation

On Money

Business wires

Business to deficit panel: tackle taxes, Medicare

Insight: GM hopes spending on start-ups will make it cool

French-German euro zone plan fails to inspire Wall St

Dell slashes 2012 sales forecast, bodes ill for HP

Your Money

Despite debt downgrade, mortgage rates may fall

Giving property as a gift requires careful tax planning

Who gets tax credit for purchase of new home?

Recoup costs of maintaining life estate property

Technology

China's Tudou IPO prices within range: underwriter

Dell slashes 2012 sales forecast, bodes ill for HP

Blue Coat Q1 misses, sees weak Q2; CEO quits

Global uncertainty to hurt Analog Devices' Q4

Retail

Wal-Mart U.S. sales start to perk up, as do shares

French-German euro zone plan fails to inspire Wall St

Home Depot raises outlook; eclipses Lowe's

Cloud firm Box.net seeks $35 million in new funding

Cars

Prices drop on Chrysler 200, Dodge Journey and Dodge Avenger

State Farm testing OnStar competitor

1 in 4 can't afford to fix cars

BMW i3, i8 caught in Chicago

Homes

Ozzie Guillen buys Bucktown house, sells condo

Mortgage servicers fall short

Lack of water leaves development wilting

Foreclosure rights under oral lease

Jobs

Hard work pays off in pharmaceutical sales career

Which co-worker would you choose?

School just one ingredient in chef's recipe

Job offer? Sleep on it

Stocks

China's Tudou IPO prices within range: underwriter

Blue Coat Q1 misses, sees weak Q2; CEO quits

Global uncertainty to hurt Analog Devices' Q4

Euro slips on weak German GDP, stock futures fall

Healthcare

South Africa rat battle takes hit from garbage strike

Experts redesign common microbe to fight drug-resistant bacteria

Somalia wants humanitarian force to guard food convoys

Analysis: Tech world vies for piece of insurance exchanges

Legal

Apple sued by Taiwan phone maker HTC over patents

Businesses in U.S. complain of .xxx shakedown

Madoff trustee's loss calculation method upheld

Samsung Galaxy tablet ban lifted in most of Europe

The Gadget Q&A;

3 hot technology tips

More on e-recycling, Kodak Photo CDs

Can I transfer e-books?

Dump your drives the green way

Lunch Box

Gauging the gazpacho

Get an egg up on lunch

What not to eat at a work lunch

What's your lunch style?

Office Hours

Office e-mail disasters

Meet the new boss, not as great as the old boss

Sleeping on the job? That's OK

Avoid these first-job faux pas

Chicago Shopping

Horse sense, riding out fall's equestrian trend

$25 Restaurant.com gift certificates for $2

Win a $250 Target gift card

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Columnists

Melissa Harris' Chicago Confidential

Name dropping: 'Unitrin' is out - August 14, 2011

Ask Rex Huppke: I Just Work Here

I Just Work Here: Whatever happened to 9 to 5? - August 14, 2011

Gregory Karp

Buybacks warrant caution - August 12, 2011

Gail MarksJarvis

Burning questions remain after a week of sweating it out with the stock market - August 14, 2011

Mary Ellen Podmolik

State ramps up mortgage fraud investigations - August 5, 2011

Phil Rosenthal

Motorola deal would get Google into our living room via TV box - August 16, 2011

Ameet Sachdev's Chicago Law

Illinois Supreme Court dodges 6th Amendment issue - August 5, 2011

Jon Yates' "What's Your Problem?"

Problem Solver: Ill communication delays Early Intervention - August 16, 2011

Robert Pagliarini: Your Other 8 Hours

Stay sane in an insane world - August 12, 2011

Joyce Lain Kennedy

When it's less pay or no pay - August 14, 2011

Mary Umberger

Mortgage servicers fall short - August 12, 2011

Bob Weber

Pricey shift to compressed natural gas - August 6, 2011

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