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 as a mental health therapist in Chicago, can’t leave her host country at the moment, nor can she reunite with her family due to come next week, whom she hasn’t […]
Surging Northwestern breaks into AP Top 25
By Eric Burgher Northwestern is in uncharted territory. The Wildcats placed 25th in the Associated Press rankings Monday, the first time they have ever been ranked this late in the season. The Wildcats have only been ranked four other times in the school’s history and have not been in the AP poll this late in […]
Fewer millennials buy homes though wages rise
By Zhu Zhu An improving job market and rising wages in 2016 had housing experts and economists predicting that millennials, those between the age of 20 and 36, would soon start doing what generations before them have done at their age: get married and buy a home. But those key markers of adulthood, especially buying […]
Shares jump as Boeing reports strong profit and rosy outlook
By Shen Lu Boeing Co. on Wednesday reported a 59 percent surge in fourth-quarter earnings and a “robust” multi-year order backlog. The increase well topped analysts’ estimates, and shares leapt 4 percent.
Abbott Labs fourth quarter earnings show faltering nutrition business
By Rachel Newman Abbott Laboratories, Inc. reported an almost 4 percent increase in profit, driven by strength in its diagnostics and medical device businesses that offset falling sales in its nutrition business. The company’s nutrition business, which includes baby formula Similac and other beverages for children and adults, struggled in the fourth quarter, posting a […]
Kaitlyn Williams sparks Loyola’s offense with 3-point shot
By Allie Burger Kaitlyn Williams wanted McDonald’s. At 8 years old, she was afraid to shoot the ball and made a deal with her parents that a few games into her first season, she would finally take a shot in exchange for a Happy Meal. She found herself lined up for a corner three, chucked […]
Yelp expected to swing to profit in 2017
By Christine Huang One month after opening the doors to Yeero Revolution, a trendy gyro joint in Evanston, co-owner John Nikolaou decided to advertise on Yelp, a popular online review platform. The owner of the two-month-old restaurant says he’s already seeing benefits. “Yelp definitely drives a lot of people,” Nikolaou said in an interview. “They’ll […]
Netflix adds 7 million new subscribers
By Wenjing Yang Shares of Netflix surged Thursday after the company said it added a record 7 million new subscribers in the fourth quarter, bringing the company’s total number of subscribers to 92 million, with nearly half of them outside the U.S. The video-streaming giant far surpassed Wall Street expectations by signing up 5.1 million […]
Boat show makes a comeback
By Puja Bhattacharjee The winter and rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of the hundreds who attended the 87th Chicago Boat, RV and Strictly Sail show. The show hosted at McCormick Place from January 11-15, featured over 600 boats, a dozen RVs and over 200 boating and sailing seminars.
Economists upbeat on Trump economy
By Karen Lentz and Yifang (Evonne) Liu The U.S. economy ended 2016 in a better place than it started, and despite some concerns, economists remain optimistic for continued positive results under the incoming Trump administration. A panel of financial experts shared their forecasts for the economy, the markets, interest rates and regulatory changes that are […]