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Breaking

S&P; balks at SEC rule it report 'significant' credit rating errors

Fed consensus missing from call for 2 more years of low interest rates

VIX records second-biggest percent drop ever

Integrys to move to Aon Center in 2014

Candy show receives incentives to move expo dates

Dow ends day up over 400 points

Surprise 2Q loss hammers AOL shares

Yield on 10-year T-notes falls to 2.19% after Fed speaks

Riot gear surges to Amazon's best-seller list in troubled U.K.

State Farm to monitor some drivers, adjust rates

Fed to keep rates low 2 more years, offers no new stimulus

Economic turmoil ends hopes housing will recover soon

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Top business

Candy show receives incentives to move expo dates

Patty Ushman (left) and Jill Schroeder of Pease's Candy in Springfield at the National Confectioners Association Sweets and Snacks Expo at McCormick Place, May 24, 2011. (Heather Charles/Chicago Tribune)

Candy show gets incentives to move dates

The Sweets & Snack Expo at McCormick Place will change dates to avoid overlap with NATO and G8 summits.

Dow ends day up over 400 points

Dow ends day up over 400 points

Stocks rallied on Tuesday in a volatile session as investors struggled to decipher the Fed's signals on the economy after a dizzying two-week slide.

Debt-rating deluge could trickle down to cities and states

Walgreen Co. plans to sell health insurance

Walgreen Co., the nation's largest drugstore chain, is planning to start selling health insurance to customers this fall.

Problem Solver

Hotmail freeze burns user

Updates on the phantom car loan, air conditioner

Railroad's weeds create thorny situation

CTA smart card racking up phantom fares

On Money

Business wires

Brent rises $2 on Fed promise of low interest rates

Universal sets limited re-release of "Scarface"

Prosecutors seek as much as 24-1/2 years for Rajaratnam

Newsweek's Michelle Bachmann cover unlikely to boost sales

Your Money

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

Confronting a grave situation about burial plots

Technology

Apple blocks Samsung from selling Galaxy tablet in EU

Apple briefly passes Exxon as largest U.S. company

Micron says NAND chip demand buoyed by tablets

Demand Media beats quarterly revenue forecasts

Retail

Analysis: Wary retailers put holiday shipping boost in doubt

Wal-Mart to accept more kinds of shoppers' checks

Groupon cutting "underperformers" in China

Groupon cutting "underperformers" in China

Cars

Economy's silver lining: Gas prices plummet

Google's self-driving car gets in accident, with human driving

Lollapalooza-debut Yaris starts at $14,115

Speedy tollway: What's the catch?

Homes

Open-house strategies that work

Architecture graduate hones skills at home

Back-up system operates garage in power outage

Avoid roommate problems when subletting apartment

Jobs

Cracking the job market: Resume tips for recent graduates

Work abroad gives career flexibility, cultural savvy

Demo assignment: Tryout or ripoff?

Name-dropping on your resume?

Stocks

Wall Street roars back in wild trade after Fed meet

Apple briefly passes Exxon as largest U.S. company

Three U.S. IPOs postponed amid tough market

Bank shares slump on Europe, U.S. economic worry

Healthcare

Snap analysis: Obama fails to reassure markets after S&P; move

Merck gets subpoena tied to marketing of 3 drugs

Bangladesh Supreme Court allows ship breaking to continue

Experts grow mouse sperm to help with human infertility

Legal

BofA plunges as AIG sues for $10 billion "fraud"

Verizon seeks injunctions against strikers

Dutch court suspends major gas storage project

Bank Austria wins dismissal of some Madoff claims

The Gadget Q&A;

More on e-recycling, Kodak Photo CDs

Can I transfer e-books?

Dump your drives the green way

What you need to know to upgrade your phone

Lunch Box

Gauging the gazpacho

Get an egg up on lunch

What not to eat at a work lunch

What's your lunch style?

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

Chicago Shopping

Pictures: Chicago inspired home designs on Etsy

Pictures: Lollapalooza looks

Win a $250 Target gift card

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Columnists

Melissa Harris' Chicago Confidential

Where Chicago's future CEOs go to school - August 7, 2011

Ask Rex Huppke: I Just Work Here

I Just Work Here: Try a little humility - August 7, 2011

Gregory Karp

Clark Howard's advice? Spend small, live large - August 5, 2011

Gail MarksJarvis

Markets' next move: Quick correction or quicksand? - August 9, 2011

Mary Ellen Podmolik

State ramps up mortgage fraud investigations - August 5, 2011

Phil Rosenthal

S&P downgrade hurts - August 7, 2011

Ameet Sachdev's Chicago Law

Illinois Supreme Court dodges 6th Amendment issue - August 5, 2011

Jon Yates' "What's Your Problem?"

Problem Solver: Amex takes its time making name change - August 7, 2011

Robert Pagliarini: Your Other 8 Hours

How healthy are you? - August 8, 2011

Joyce Lain Kennedy

Demo assignment: Tryout or ripoff? - August 7, 2011

Mary Umberger

Rental demand, prices are heating up - August 5, 2011

Bob Weber

Pricey shift to compressed natural gas - August 6, 2011

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