
Exxon Mobil’s Profit Plunges 40 Percent
By Urvashi Verma Exxon Mobil Corp.’s profit dropped nearly 40 percent in the fourth quarter as the company reported a $2 billion impairment in its

MasterCard beats estimate but shares drop
By Yifang (Evonne) Liu MasterCard Inc., a New York- based global payments company, beat Wall Street’s estimate by a penny, but revenue growth slowed compared

Eli Lilly stock jumps after fourth quarter earnings release
By Rachel Newman Eli Lilly and Co. stock jumped more than 3 percent as the company reported a 61 percent increase in fourth quarter earnings

Lane Tech-Taft: A rivalry gone digital
By Rosie Langello In 2003, Mahmoud Abdelfattah was standing at the foul line on Taft’s Senior Night with two minutes left to play when a

Manpower’s fourth quarter revenue stalls on U.S. weakness
By Karen Lentz Milwaukee-based Manpower Group Inc. Tuesday reported a 2.8 percent rise in fourth quarter profit and virtually flat revenues that were adversely impacted

The number-cruncher behind the ‘Bama of college e-sports
By Yifan Wu In a season-opener against an unranked and little-known opponent, a college powerhouse fell behind by one point for less than two minutes.

War on the Shore showcases basketball, epilepsy awareness
By Eric Burgher Six of the top high school basketball teams in the Chicago area competed this weekend, but the focus of the day was

White Sox fans “so over” Cubs’ success
By Elan Kane It is not easy being a White Sox fan these days. Susan Padove is a self-described White Sox “lifer.” She has been

Protesters rock O’Hare over immigration ban
By Shen Lu America feels like a “huge prison” to Hadia Zarzour now. Zarzour, 37, a Muslim Syrian who holds a green card and works

U.S. economic growth rate slowed by wider trade deficit
By Yingcong (June) FU The U.S. Gross Domestic Product grew at an estimated seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter, up 1

Ramblers Revamp: By the Numbers
By Andres Waters After inconsistent play lead to a 5-5 start, Loyola Academy found its stride at just the right time. The Ramblers are hoping

U.S. trade deficit for goods narrows in December
by Jingnan Huo The U.S. international trade deficit for goods narrowed to $65 billion in December from $65.3 billion in November, seasonally adjusted, according to