Thursday, March 11th, 2010
The Chicago Board Options Exchange, the largest U.S. equity derivatives market and the last major member-owned American bourse, filed to sell as much as $300 million in stock in an initial public offering.
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Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Chileans raised $30.1 billion pesos ($59.2 million) in a 25-hour telethon aimed at rebuilding their earthquake-rocked nation as President Michelle Bachelet traveled to Concepcion to monitor efforts to recover looted items.
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Saturday, March 6th, 2010
“Alice in Wonderland,” the classic Lewis Carroll tale re-imagined in 3-D by director Tim Burton, earned $41 million yesterday on its way to possibly posting $100 million in receipts this weekend for Walt Disney Co.
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Saturday, March 6th, 2010
The storm that hit the U.S. East Coast last week, bringing record snow to New York City and power failures to New England, may have caused $350 million in insured losses, a catastrophe risk-modeling firm said.
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
The Biotechnology Industry Organization announced that the 2010 BIO International Convention is expected to contribute more than $25 million to the local economy, according to estimates from the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau. The BIO International Convention returns to Chicago May 3-6 and is expected to draw 15,000 to 17,000 ...
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