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Viewing on a PDA? Click here.   To view this email in a web browser click here. CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Daily Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MULTIMEDIA COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SEARCH TOP HEADLINES Monday, May 3, 2010 · Video: Remaking Motorola · From Monday's print edition: Merger muscle would give United heft to lift O'Hare · United, Continental to merge · Labor wants share of UAL-Continental merger benefits · Chicago economy likely winner when airlines combine · UAL-Continental tie-up under regulators', lawmakers' scrutiny · Continental CEO a risk taker, blunt talker · Bioscience funding boost fails to lift sector jobs · Kraft's Cadbury buy, pizza biz sale were 'dumb': Buffett · Optimism up among execs: DLA Piper survey · New single-family home sales grind down to 16-year low · Nalco shares rise on Gulf oil spill cleanup  CRAIN'S BLOGS · Hawks TV's Pat Foley pumped up; White Sox show better than reality: Biz of Sports · Tizi Melloul closing on Wells Street; Abner Mikva honored; Kris Alden takes stage in David Adler-designed home: Taking Names · Small-biz loan demand climbs, confidence returning; Barry Moltz picks 10 books for your entrepreneurial library: Enterprise City · Property tax relief? Convention biz reform? And woes for Congressional hopeful: Greg Hinz   Final Markets Dow Jones 11,151.83 +143.22 +1.30% NASDAQ 2,498.74 +37.55 +1.53% Crain's Index 99.25 +1.330 +1.358% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Crain's Blogs. Now You're Talking. Sure to pique your interest every business day, Crain's expert bloggers expound on government, small business, after-hours with Chicago's elite, golf and the business of sports. Click here to read what Greg Hinz, Shia Kapos, Ed Sherman and other Crain's reporters are saying today. And talk back, they'd love to hear from you. OTHER HEADLINES · BP says progress made in stemming oil leaks New York Times · Airlines made billions off added fees CNN Money · Scott Lee Cohen announces run for guv CBS 2 Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Did your home gain in value? Single-family home prices rose in 56 of 253 local ZIP codes last year. Use our new interactive home-price map to find out if yours is among them.Read More · Chicago Business Today — May 3 · Enterprise City — a small-business blog SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies   LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.