Reports: Existing home sales, 9 a.m.
Local earnings: CTI Industries, Deerfield Capital Corp.
Other major earnings: KB Home, Gencorp, Tiffany & Co.
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March 14 at 1:58 p.m.
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Filed under: FDA: Teen use of menthol cigarettes growing
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Use of menthol cigarettes is rising among teenagers and “very high” for minority youth, U.S. government advisers said in part of a draft report released Monday.
More than 80 percent of black adolescent smokers and more than half of Hispanic adolescent smokers use menthol cigarettes, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said in a draft chapter for a report due next week. The FDA will use the report to help decide whether to ban or limit menthol cigarettes. Get the full story »
Banks to get stress test details next week
Europe’s banks will be given details of this year’s health check of the industry next week, potentially including the capital level needed to pass, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Get the full story »
March 7 at 6:46 a.m.
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Filed under: U.S. oil tops $106, highest in 2.5 years
Oil prices rose to a fresh 2-1/2 year high early Monday, climbing above $106 a barrel, as the violence in Libya continues to unsettle the market. Get the full story »
Feb. 28 at 1:19 p.m.
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Filed under: FDA questions use of zinc in denture cream
The Food and Drug Administration suggested manufacturers consider taking zinc out of denture cream, after reports of neurological problems that might be associated with zinc poisoning.
Zinc is a mineral naturally present in some foods, available as a dietary supplement and added to certain products. Zinc has been added to denture cream to boost its adhesive properties. The FDA said in a Feb. 23 letter sent to denture-adhesive manufacturers that it’s received “numerous reports of adverse events related to the use of denture creams” consistent with zinc toxicity. Get the full story »
Feb. 24 at 5:30 a.m.
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Filed under: The day ahead in business
Reports: Weekly jobless claims, 7:30 a.m.; Durable goods orders for January, 7:30 a.m.; New home sales for January, 9 a.m.; Crude oil inventories, 10 a.m.
Local earns: Heritage-Crystal Clean, LKQ Corp., Nuveen, PCTel Inc., Morton’s Restaurant Group, Sears Holdings, SXC Health Solutions, Telephone & Data Systems, Titan International, U.S. Cellular
Major earns: American International Group, Dish Network Corp., Gap Inc., General Motors Co., Grupo Bimbo, Kohl’s Corp., Newmont Mining Corp., Safeway Inc., Target Corp.
Feb. 14 at 5:29 a.m.
Filed under: The day ahead in business
Earnings: MGM Resorts International, Marriott International Inc., Masco Corp.
Feb. 10 at 5:30 a.m.
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Filed under: The day ahead in business
Reports: Weekly jobless claims, 7:30 a.m.; Wholesale trade inventories for December, 9 a.m.; Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates, 9 a.m.; Federal budget for January, 1 p.m.
Local earnings: Aptar Group Inc., CBOE Holdings, Gardner Denver Inc., Inland Real Estate Trust, Kraft Foods Inc., Littelfuse Inc., Treehouse Foods Inc.,
Other major earnings: Alcatel Lucent, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Molson Coors Brewing Co., PepsiCo Inc., Philip Morris International Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp., Thomson Reuters Corp., Renault SA, Credit Suisse Group
Feb. 9 at 5:30 a.m.
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Filed under: The day ahead in business
Reports: MBA Mortgage Purchase Index for week ending Feb. 4, 6 a.m.; Crude inventories for week ending Feb. 5, 9:30 a.m.
Local earnings: Acco Brands, Allstate
Other major earnings: Coca-Cola, General Motors, IntercontinentalExchange, MetLife, Sanofi-Aventis, Willis Group Holdings
Feb. 7 at 5:30 a.m.
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Filed under: The day ahead in business
Reports: Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for December, 2 p.m.
Earnings: Hasbro Inc., H&M r, Humana Inc., Lorillard Inc.
Kraft kiosks scans face, recommends meals
From Mashable | After a harried day in the office, meal planning may be the last thing on your mind. It might be evident on your face, though.
That’s the premise behind an interactive technology Kraft and Intel recently introduced called the “Meal Planning Solution.” The kiosk-like display, which is likely to show up in at least one retail location this year, is meant to help weary shoppers find new recipes during last-minute grocery trips. Get the full story>>
Feb. 4 at 5:30 a.m.
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Filed under: The day ahead in business
Reports: Monthly jobs report for January, 7:30 a.m.
Local earnings: Aon Corp., CNA Surety, Female Health Corp., Fortune Brands
Major earnings: Aetna Inc., Clorox Corp., PulteGroup Inc., Tyson Foods Inc.
Feb. 3 at 6:39 a.m.
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Filed under: Knight Foundation funds NU news innovation lab
Northwestern University has scored a four-year, $4.2 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for an effort designed to improve the digital tools used by journalists and other information providers.
A marriage of journalism, computer science and market research that’s set to be formally announced Thursday. The new lab will partner with a several Chicago-area media organizations to test, deploy and refine its developments, t
Feb. 3 at 5:30 a.m.
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Filed under: The day ahead in business
Reports: Weekly jobless claims, 7:30 a.m.; Fourth-quarter productivity, 7:30 a.m.; ISM service sector index for January, 9 a.m.; Factory orders for December, 9 a.m.; Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates, 9 a.m.; Retailers release sales data for January.
Major earnings: AutoNation Inc., Cigna Corp., CVS Caremark Corp., Dow Chemical Co., Estee Lauder Cos., Kellogg Co., Las Vegas Sands Corp., MasterCard Inc., Merck & Co., New York Times Co., Reynolds American Inc., Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., Viacom Inc.
