Becky Yerak

Discover Financial Services saw third-quarter profits fall 7 percent as the Riverwoods-based financial services company set aside more money for potentially bad debts. It earned $593 million, or $1.20 a...

Northern Trust Corp. said third-quarter profit rose 15 percent, partly due to gains on the sale of a Miami office building but also because of more fees generated through new...

Wintrust Financial Corp. shares are up 1.3 percent on an otherwise flat morning for the stock market after the Rosemont-based bank owner reported better-than-expected earnings in the third quarter. Wintrust,...

Whether they're shopping for Swiss cheese on sale or organic kale, not enough Chicago-area consumers are doing it at Dominick's. Safeway Inc. said Thursday it is giving up on its...

BMO Harris Bank is the latest financial institution to test "cardless ATMs," which allow consumers to order cash using their smartphones without having to fiddle with their debit cards when...

First Potbelly Corp., now Chicago restaurateur Larry Levy. The co-founder and chairman of Chicago-based Levy Restaurants, whose holdings include Spiaggia, Fulton's on the River and Jake Melnick's, has founded Levy...

First, Potbelly Corp.; now, Chicago restaurateur Larry Levy. The co-founder and chairman of Levy Restaurants, whose holdings include Spiaggia, Fulton's on the River and Jake Melnick's, has founded Chicago-based Levy...

Suburban Chicago businessman Ty Warner, a college dropout who became a billionaire after creating Beanie Babies collectibles, pleaded guilty Wednesday to tax evasion and apologized in a choked-up voice for...