Illinois

• Stock Splits Disappearing

  By Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg  |  May 8, 2012

  Companies’ reluctance to split their shares boosts average price of S&P 500.

• Loan Funds See Retail Demand

  By Christine Idzelis and Elizabeth Ody, Bloomberg  |  May 7, 2012

  April flows into floating-rate funds were biggest in 11 months.

• Hiring in U.S. Falters

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  May 2, 2012

  Companies took on the fewest workers in the last seven months in April.

• Workers Comp Worries

  By Susan Kelly  |  May 1, 2012

  A hands-on approach to workers compensation helps; so does lobbying state legislatures.

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  Supplier Finance Advantage

  By John Hintze  |  May 1, 2012

  Companies see payables strategies as a way to generate returns, as well as to help suppliers.

• Corporate Bond Sales Falter

  By Charles Mead, Bloomberg  |  April 16, 2012

  Issuance subsides worldwide amid doubts about economy, resurfacing of European debt crisis.

• Court Urged to Uphold CFTC Limits

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  April 16, 2012

  Legislators submit briefs in case challenging regulations limiting commodities speculation.

• U.S. Profit Growth Stalls

  By Thomas Black, Bloomberg  |  April 10, 2012

  S&P 500 earnings seen gaining just 0.6% in Q1 and Q2 as European slump hits recovery.

• China Speeds Market Opening

  By Ye Xie and Belinda Cao  |  April 4, 2012

  Limit on foreigners’ investments in stocks, bonds jumps to $80 bln.

• Factory Recovery Boosts States

  By William Selway, Bloomberg  |  March 30, 2012

  More than two-thirds of U.S. state economies strengthened in Q4.