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Groupon CEO Andrew Mason counters critics in feisty memo

Cook Co. reaching out to those due money after property foreclosure

Investors sanguine as Apple's Jobs steps aside

Pandora posts 2Q loss on charges

Judge in Tribune Co. bankruptcy case declines to give timing for ruling

5 Chicagoans on Forbes' '100 Most Powerful Women' list

Fortune Brands sets date for home business spinoff

Analysts: Motorola Mobility may be sold again

JPMorgan to pay $88.3M in sanctions settlement

Normal's Mitsubishi plant says goodbye to 3 models

Sellers emerge ahead of Bernanke speech

Local jobless rates improve in 11 Ill. metro areas

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Investors sanguine as Apple's Jobs steps aside

Investors sanguine as Apple's Jobs steps aside

Apple's first day without Steve Jobs as chief executive looked awfully similar to most other days: its share price beat the broader stock market.

Photos: Steve Jobs through the years

Warren Buffett to invest $5B in struggling Bank of America

Bank of America shares soar on Buffett news

Bank of America's shares rose nearly 12 percent in midmorning trading on the news that renowned investor Warren Buffett would step in to shore up...

Chicago's most powerful women

Five women with Chicago connections landed on Forbes magazine's annual list of "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women."

Problem Solver

Dominick's clerk can keep his earrings

Readers crack Bank of America code

Garbage trucks waste good night's sleep

Ill communication delays Early Intervention

On Money

Business wires

Gold edges lower before Bernanke speech

Hulu's potential buyers have concerns

Fox sued over "Wonder Years" cable bonuses

Biggest monster at weekend box office? Hurricane Irene

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

Hulu's potential buyers have concerns

"Mom Life": a Tupperware web series for modern moms

Groupon's CEO lashes out at critics ahead of IPO

Tumblr close to raising up to $100 million: report

Retail

Analysis: Apple's supporting cast steps into the limelight

CORRECTED: Spreads widen as corp bonds lag Treasuries

Amazon launches local deals site for New York

Tense market falls ahead of Bernanke speech

Cars

Cadillac Escalade still the most likely to be stolen

Carmakers' rebound is driving jobs in U.S.

Transmission failures plague Nissan trucks

Car Talk tours ultra-clean Honda factories

Homes

Distressed sales in spring down from 2010 level

New home sales drop to six-month low

Foreclosure reforms may be coming to a head

Firm's database helps keep Americans in homes

Jobs

Chicago job postings this week

Human connections guide social networks

Battle is brewing over executive pay

When do you plan to retire?

Stocks

Tense market falls ahead of Bernanke speech

Asian shares edge up, dollar firm

AOL shares up as AOL confirms bankers on retainer

Applied Materials falls on dim solar wafer prospects

Healthcare

Scientists find weakness in deadly Ebola virus

Japan faces costly, unprecedented radiation cleanup

New Medtronic CEO seeks R&D; change, global growth

Data may prove Bristol and Pfizer drug a winner

Legal

Gibson Guitar to fight U.S. probe of its wood imports

Court says Apple injunction valid

Under fire, N.Y. AG wins plaudits in mortgage probe

U.S. seeks 6-7-year prison term for former trader

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

Stocking your cubicle cupboard

Gauging the gazpacho

Get an egg up on lunch

What not to eat at a work lunch

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

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Chicago Shopping

Style switch, tips for changing up your wardrobe

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Columnists

Melissa Harris' Chicago Confidential

Molex co-Chairman Fred Krehbiel's idea to own a small hotel translates into Ballyfin, an Irish estate - August 21, 2011

Ask Rex Huppke: I Just Work Here

Living through layoffs - August 22, 2011

Gregory Karp

A frugal ring? - August 19, 2011

Gail MarksJarvis

Investors will still love Apple to its core - August 25, 2011

Mary Ellen Podmolik

New mortgage program assists borrowers and investors - August 19, 2011

Phil Rosenthal

Apple's Steve Jobs: A real-life Willy Wonka with an eye for detail, beauty - August 25, 2011

Ameet Sachdev's Chicago Law

Skyhook suit against Google a window to full-press competition of smartphone game - August 19, 2011

Jon Yates' "What's Your Problem?"

Problem Solver: Dominick's employee allowed back to work - August 25, 2011

Robert Pagliarini: Your Other 8 Hours

Become unbreakable: 10 tips to create more personal resilience - August 24, 2011

Joyce Lain Kennedy

Winning points with a younger manager - August 24, 2011

Mary Umberger

The new ins and outs of corporate relocation - August 19, 2011

Bob Weber

Road won't rough up tires - August 24, 2011

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