Chicago Sun-Times :: Business

Remembering Hitler's Ford City 'headache'

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

The best-kept secret in Chicago history may be a World War II-era factory that churned out engines for the B-29 bomber airplane underneath what is now Ford City Mall on Chicago's Southwest Side. John Kudia, a Gage Park native, remembers being told as a child that his aunt, Mary Early, had worked at the factory.

Unemployment hits 10.2%, worst since '83

BY JEANNINE AVERSA AND CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER — Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

WASHINGTON -- Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought.

New 'Call of Duty' could set entertainment record

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

This holiday season�s biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake in more than last year�s record $155 million opening weekend for �The Dark Knight.

Bob Marley's heirs take on unlicensed sellers

BY DAVID MCFADDEN — Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Coming to a store near you: Bob Marley video games, shoes ... snowboards?

Small banks in Ga., Mich. closed; 117 on year

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Regulators have shut small banks in Georgia and Michigan, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 117 amid the struggling economy and a cascade of defaults on loans.

Britain wants G20 insurance against future bailouts

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Obama extends jobless benefits, mortgage break

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

President Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective home buyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.

Wash down a Slim Jim with a 'full-bodied' 7-Eleven wine

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

What goes well with Slim Jims and Slurpees? 7-Eleven wine, naturally.

Wal-Mart wants to urn your business

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

The world's largest retailer wants to keep its customers even after they die.

Business briefs

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Abbott Labs probed over marketing of epilepsy drug