Business Stories from October 23, 2011 (Change date)
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Peoria pawn shops enjoy resurgenceOct 24, 2011 8:55 am - PEORIA — A Kodiak bear-skin rug. A 1958 Barbie doll, still in the box. Hand-carved wooden squirrel calls. Local pawn shops are a mecca of the odd and unexpected. Once th...
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IRS boosts maximum 401(k) contribution to $17,000Oct 24, 2011 6:52 am - WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is raising the maximum contribution that workers can make to their 401(k) pension plans without paying upfront taxes. The limit...
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Ways to avoid or reduce the biggest bank feesOct 24, 2011 6:43 am - From Occupy Wall Street protesters to retirees, consumers are riled up about bank fees like few other personal finance issues in memory. Bank of America’s announcement o...
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Science fiction-style sabotage a fear in new hacksOct 24, 2011 5:07 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. — When a computer attack hobbled Iran’s unfinished nuclear power plant last year, it was assumed to be a military-grade strike, the handiwork of elite h...
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Will Jobs' final vendetta haunt Google?Oct 25, 2011 2:11 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Google can only hope that Steve Jobs' final vendetta doesn't haunt the Internet search leader from his grave. The depths of Jobs' antipathy toward Google...
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