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• Market briefs.(Business)

  - 2007-03-22

  Tribune revenues decline CHICAGO - Tribune Co. revenues fell 3.4 percent in February as its publishing division continued to struggle, the media conglomerate reported Wednesday. Publishing ad revenue dipped 5.1 percent and circulation revenue slid 7 percent on single-copy declines and discounts. ...

  Tags: booking, Chicago, FINANCE, JetBlue Airways Corp., revenue, Tribune Co., UAL Corp.

• For The Record.(Briefs)

  - 2006-11-13

  United Airlines parent UAL agreed to settle lawsuits accusing it of violating antitrust laws in connection with ticket prices. UAL also confirmed in a report filed with the SEC that United agreed to settle most of the more than 90 class-action lawsui United Airlines parent UAL...

  Tags: Tribune Co., UAL Corp., United Airlines

• Report finds no evidence of market investors' profiting from Sept. 11 attacks.

  - 2004-07-23

  By Andrew Countryman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 23--Despite concerns that arose after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, investigators said Thursday that they found no evidence that anyone profited from stock and options trading based on advance knowledge of the...

  Tags: AMR Research, attack, FINANCE, Investment, investor, SECURITY, stock, Tribune Co., UAL Corp.

• Chicago Tribune Market Report Column.

  - 2002-12-06

  By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 6--For investors in stocks and bonds, including municipal bonds, the question in the travails of United Airlines is this: Is the airline business a zero sum game? In other...

  Tags: bankruptcy, Chicago, FINANCE, Investment, investor, Litigation, stock, The Dow Chemical Co., Tribune Co., UAL Corp., United Airlines

• Correction: Chicago Tribune Market Report Column.

  - 2002-12-06

  By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 6--The Chicago Tribune has moved a new version of the story slugged TB-BARNHART-COL filed by KRT Business News for Dec. 6. The new version subs to correct numbers in the last three...

  Tags: bankruptcy, Chicago, FINANCE, Investment, Litigation, stock, The Dow Chemical Co., Tribune Co., UAL Corp., United Airlines

• Airlines Stocks Dive As Recovery Fades.

  - 2002-08-03

  By John Schmeltzer, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 3--Airlines stocks, including shares of UAL Corp., plunged again Friday on continuing concerns that the industry's recovery is months away. The American Stock Exchange Airline Index fell nearly 7 percent...

  Tags: bankruptcy, Chicago, Delta Air Lines Inc., FINANCE, Investment, Litigation, recovery, stock, Tribune Co., UAL Corp., United Airlines

• United's Parent Company Posts $510 Million First-Quarter Loss.

  - 2002-04-20

  By John Schmeltzer, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--Rounding out a disappointing earnings week for the nation's largest airlines, UAL Corp. on Friday reported a $510 million first-quarter loss because of continued fallout from the terrorist attacks of Sept....

  Tags: FINANCE, revenue, Tribune Co., UAL Corp., United Airlines

• Chicago Options Managers Sickened by Losses Likely Caused by Terrorist Trading.

  - 2001-09-27

  Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 27--It's always disappointing to lose money when you work in the markets. But it's especially galling when you believe you were on the opposite side of trades initiated by terrorists capitalizing on their ...

  Tags: Chicago, FINANCE, Government, Investment, investor, SEC, stock, trader, Tribune Co., UAL Corp., United Airlines

• Woes Deepen for United Airlines' Parent Company.

  - 2001-09-14

  By James P. Miller, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 14--Even before the World Trade Center disaster, United Airlines parent UAL Corp. was facing significant profit problems. But in the wake of this week's terrorist attacks, experts say, UAL's woes--along...

  Tags: analyst, carrier, Tribune Co., U.S., UAL Corp., United Airlines

• Chicago Tribune Travel Notebook Column.

  - 2001-05-04

  By John Schmeltzer, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 4--INVESTOR GURU BUFFETT RIDICULES UAL'S CHARTER JET PLAN: Warren Buffett, arguably America's smartest investor, delivered a warning to officials at UAL Corp., the parent of United Airlines, who announced last week that they...

  Tags: FINANCE, Jet, Taxes, Tribune Co., UAL Corp., United, United Airlines