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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 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SEARCH TOP HEADLINES Friday, December 18, 2009 · Video: Bernanke and the economy · Block 37 war of words pits Freed vs. CB Richard Ellis · Michigan Avenue reopens after fire in North Bridge mall · Kraft Foods lender Barclays stops covering Cadbury · Ryanair, Boeing break off talks to buy 200 more planes · Career Ed shares continue slide on accreditation concerns · Developer of Glenview retail center files Chapter 11 · Kraft expands board, adding Heineken CEO · In brief: Loop HQ move | Spire | Equity Residential · 10 things to do this weekend  CRAIN'S BLOGS · Singing executives bring cheer to Gold Coast; Chicago-area surgeon on the run for 5 years is found in Italy: Taking Names · Appolicious founder talks plans for VC cash: Enterprise City · How Woods landed on cover of Men's Fitness; winners & losers among Woods, Nike, Big Ten, Santo, Bulls: Biz of Sports  As of 2:30 p.m. Dow Jones 10,297.15 -11.11 -0.11% NASDAQ 2,202.48 +22.43 +1.03% Crain's Index 85.10 -0.010 -0.012% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Celebrate This Holiday Season with Christmas Seals® Support the American Lung Association's Christmas Seals® and continue the fight against lung cancer, childhood asthma, secondhand smoke, air pollution and influenza. Visit ChristmasSeals.org OTHER HEADLINES · The unemployment rate is falling CNN/Money · GM plans to close Saab after sales talks collapse New York Times · Cubs unload Milton Bradley on Mariners for pitcher Carlos Silva Chicago Sun-Times · Fake Facebook pages for Melissa Bean Dailey Herald Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today — Dec. 18 Lisa Leiter talks with Mesirow Financial Chief Economist Diane Swonk about Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and the outlook for the local economy. Read More · Enterprise City — a small-business blog · Entrepreneurs in Action - Lesson Learned SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies   LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.