Northern Trust Corporation

With two-thirds of the year now over, nothing is resolved about the economy, the housing market, the credit markets or the stock market. What a way to get back to work on Tuesday after summer vacation. As the curtain comes up on the final four months of...

As further proof that the PGA Tour season didn't end when Tiger Woods had reconstructive knee surgery in June, the $63-million FedEx Cup playoff series starts today with the $7-million Barclays at Paramus, N.J. The show goes on, but the showstopper isn'...

Despite declining energy costs, wholesale prices soared in July, giving the economy the worst 12 months of inflation in almost three decades and increasing pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. The producer price index rose 1.2% in...

Authorities are looking for a man they say strolled into a bank Monday morning, robbed the place and walked out with a wad of cash. The man wore a black shirt and a dark hat. He did not mask his face, which was captured by the bank's video surveillance...

Authorities are looking for a man they say strolled into a bank Monday morning, robbed the place and walked out with a wad of cash. The man wore a black shirt and a dark hat. He did not mask his face, which was captured by the bank's video surveillance...

If high prices have forced you to give up Italian shoes, French wine or a vacation abroad, you should be cheering on the rising dollar. Products from Europe have been getting increasingly expensive over the last few years because of the weak dollar,...

Nonprofits ON THE BOARD: Christopher Boyett, partner, Holland & Knight, Christian Community Foundation of South Florida. Sheila Magerman, president, Florida Broward Region of Hadassah. Traci Miller Martineau, Miller Construction Co., chairwoman,...

As the longest-serving volunteer for Resurrection Health Care's Homebound Elderly Program, Raymond P. Harris Jr. took his duties seriously, his family said. For more than 30 years—even after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor in April 2007—...

Don't break out the bubbly just yet.That's the thinking of several bank watchers who, despite seeing financial services stocks end the week on a high note, say the worst probably isn't over as the credit crisis approaches its one-year anniversary. As the...

She's a North Sider who survived the Depression, a customer for more than 20 years, and after hearing the bad news about the economy over the weekend she marched into the bank to see the boss. Although the institution is sound and the nation's...

Better-than-expected results posted by two Chicago-area banking institutions were warmly received Wednesday by a Wall Street crowd that has been frowning lately on financial stocks. Shares of Northern Trust Corp. closed up 13.1 percent, at $76, after the...

Veolia Environnement SA, the world largest environmental-services company, is setting up its North American headquarters in Chicago. The city's central location will make it easier to manage the company's operations, said Michel Gourvennec, chief...