Business Stories from July 10, 2011 (Change date)
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Blacks’ economic gains erased by recessionJul 10, 2011 6:00 am - BALTIMORE — Growing up black in the segregated 1960s, Deborah Goldring slept two to a bed, got evicted from apartment after apartment, and watched her stepfather climb u...
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Israel’s easing of blockade helps Gaza’s economyJul 10, 2011 6:00 am - BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip — Maher Khoudari boasts that his Gaza grocery has a wide assortment of chocolates for sale — even some you couldn’t find in the cosmopolitan Isra...
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2Q fund results jolt investors accustomed to gainsJul 10, 2011 6:00 am - BOSTON — Complacency rarely pays. It’s a lesson many investors have learned the hard way so, heading into a summer when volatility is back in the market, they’ll be watc...
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Aging issues can put retirees’ money at riskJul 10, 2011 6:00 am - With age comes wisdom about money — up to a point. Years of handling your own finances and investments sharpen the ability to make sound decisions. But failing to prepar...
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5 ways to take control of student loan bills nowJul 10, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — School isn’t over yet for recent college graduates. Their next test is figuring out how to repay student loans. It’s easy to become complacent about student l...
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Borrowers sue over apparent loan modification mishapsJul 10, 2011 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — It seemed Maria Campusano’s financial problems were behind her when the mortgage on her Victorian home in a Massachusetts mill town was chopped by hundreds...
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Murdoch swoops into UK tabloid officesJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - LONDON — Rupert Murdoch touched down in London on Sunday to take charge of his media empire’s phone-hacking crisis as his best-selling Sunday tabloid, the News of the Wo...
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Art gallery, gift shop grows in Lake ZurichJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - Sue Briesch, owner of Wise Women Gallery and Gifts in Lake Zurich, talks about her business: Q: Describe your business. What do you do? We are an ongoing permanent...
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End to tax incentive will hurt IllinoisJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - We’re all feeling the pain at the gas pump this summer, even with prices easing a bit since Memorial Day highs. But we have to watch closely what’s happening in Washingt...
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Insurance agents complain FEMA creating confusionJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Insurance agents in states along the swollen Missouri River basin say federal officials are causing widespread confusion among property owners by push...