U. of C.’s Booth School again tops ranking of best MBA programs
The University of Chicago's Booth School of Business has again topped The Economist's list of best full-time MBA programs. This is the fourth time in five years that Booth has...
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Oreo maker Mondelez names new finance chief
Mondelez International, the maker of snacks from Oreo to Ritz, has named a new chief financial officer. The Deerfield-based snack food company has brought in former GE executive Brian Gladden...
CEO turnover rises last month
Turnover among CEOs rose slightly percent in September from the month before, according to a report released Wednesday.The report, by outplacement firm Challenger, Grey & Christmas, said 124 CEOs left...
Sears shares drop by as much as 15 percent
Shares in both Sears and J.C. Penney took a hit Wednesday in the wake of sales and news reports that highlighted challenges.Shares of Sears Holdings Corp., the parent company of...
Trader indicted on new anti “spoofing” law
A high-frequency trader was indicted Thursday on charges that he manipulated commodities futures prices and illegally profited nearly $1.6 million. Michael Coscia, 52, was charged with six counts of commodities...
Tribune Media’s Gracenote buys Australian TV, movie data provider
Tribune Media Co.'s Gracenote said Thursday that it has acquired HWW, an Australian provider of television and movie data in a deal worth $19 million. The deal is expected to...
Hospira gets warning from FDA over drug manufacturing violations
Hospira said Wednesday it received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration after an inspection of its Australian manufacturing facility this year identified "significant violations" of drug manufacturing...
Lowering credit card interest rate is easier than you think
A new report suggests that credit card holders could get lower interest rates and late fees waived if they ask. The report, released this week by CreditCards.com, found that nearly...
Wal-Mart to offer low-cost checking accounts
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has joined financial services company Green Dot Corp. to offer low-cost checking to customers by the end of October. The service, known as GoBank, will...
Illinois unemployment rate falls again
Illinois' unemployment rate fell to 6.7 percent in August, only a slight decrease from the month before but marking the largest year-over-year decline since 1984. The state's Department of Employment...