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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 Tuesday, December 8, 2009 · Video: Going global · ShoreBank markets CDs to benefit troubled bank · Northwestern says Feinberg faculty must 'fess up to health care industry ties · McDonald's shares fall 2% after drop in U.S. restaurant sales · United orders 25 Boeing Dreamliners, 25 Airbus jets · Suit alleges Falor group siphoned money from Hotel 71 · Chicago taxpayers pay extra on water district bond issue · Moody's knocks down Illinois' bond rating · Brookfield has 'very significant stake' in General Growth · DeVry sees higher enrollment in bad economy · More firms plan layoffs than hires in early '10, study says · In brief: 1 N. Dearborn | Retailer eyes expansion | Prime Outlets  CRAIN'S BLOGS · CIT to exit BK Thursday; 'Foodie' iPhone app launches in Chicago; Obama says TARP funds should extend to entrepreneurs: Enterprise City · Mariotti not heading to Trib; Bears faithful still tuning in: Biz of Sports · City Hall releases secret TIF spending reports; Andy McKenna urges budget cuts; other election news: Greg Hinz · Chicago artists find buyers at Art Basel; Michael Jackson auction items popular here, too: Taking Names   Final Markets Dow Jones 10,285.97 -104.14 -1.00% NASDAQ 2,172.99 -16.62 -0.76% Crain's Index 84.27 -0.770 -0.905% » 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 · GM aims to repay government, launch IPO Automotive News · Allstate stock buyback can wait: CEO Daily Herald · Snowstorm delays O'Hare flights by 2 hours CBS 2 · Publisher behind Obama's book steps down Crain's New York Business Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Enterprise City — a small-business blog 'Foodie' iPhone app launches in Chicago. Plus: Obama says TARP funds should extend to entrepreneurs. And: Get small-biz updates via Twitter: @EnterpriseCity. Read More · Chicago Business Today — Dec. 8 · Check, Please! visits Vie · Society — Casa Central SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies   LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.