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Viewing on a PDA? Click here.   To view this email in a web browser click here. CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Daily Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MULTIMEDIA WEEKLY JOB CHANGES TOP HEADLINES Friday, July 24, 2009 · ComEd loses customers for first time in 56 years · Orbitz sees 2 top marketing execs depart · Philly private-equity firm may bid on Corus: report · Exelon's profit falls but beats estimates · Fortune's earnings dip but top expectations · OptionsXpress sees profits slide, expenses rise · Yellow Pages firm shuffles suburban leases · In brief: Billabong coming | Sheldon Good moving | Inland American suing · 10 things to do this weekend  · ComEd prez once eyed the stage, parties inspire dress-up, and more: Taking Names blog · Hint of upturn in back-to-school retail survey; honing the art of haggling: Enterprise City blog · Daley's Olympics dream only bruised as key test nears: Greg Hinz blog  As of 2 p.m. Dow Jones 9,068.38 -0.91 -0.01% NASDAQ 1,959.84 -13.76 -0.70% Crain's Index 73.45 -0.240 -0.326% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT New Job-Hunting Tool from Crain's Want to do a speed search of jobs offered by Chicago-area companies? Check out the new, electronic Job Seeker Edition of Crain's Book of List—with direct links to job listings for each company. Plus a direct link to Crain's stories about each employer. It's just $49. To sample and buy, go to www.ChicagoBusiness.com/jobseeker. OTHER HEADLINES · Cab fuel surcharge dropped Friday ABC 7 · Fannie May candy store in Loop robbed Chicago Sun-Times · Geithner defends plan for financial oversight New York Times · J. P. Morgan raising some banker salaries MarketWatch Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today - July 24 A growing number of laid-off workers have decided to become their own bosses. Exelon's profit drops along with electricity demand. Read More · Enterprise City — a small-business blog · Inside the Leather — Is golf a sport? · EIA: An entrepreneur is born SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.