Business Stories from August 23, 2015 (Change date)
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Career Coach: Any guess what presidential contender would score highest on a narcissism assessment?Aug 23, 2015 7:35 am - The year leading up to elections is exciting for so many reasons. It is a chance for the public to see and hear the possible contenders, to learn what they are made of, ...
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Workplace advice: First job, lasting lessonAug 23, 2015 7:35 am - Reader: My 17-year-old daughter started a job at a national retail chain store two months ago. After working there for a couple of weeks, she asked for a weekend off to ...
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Working lots of overtime? Your risk of stroke may increase, study findsAug 25, 2015 6:17 am - If you're a hard-charging workaholic who sleeps at the office and thinks hard work never killed anyone, there's some news out of the British medical journal the Lancet t...
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Florida housing expert fears another bubble is about to burstAug 24, 2015 10:13 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Jack McCabe watched the last housing bubble rip through South Florida like a hurricane, and he watched the investors from up north roll in to town t...
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A fix for student debtAug 24, 2015 9:06 am - Anyone who is unaware that we face a massive problem involving college student debt, contact Earth at your first convenience. The troubling facts are almost universally ...
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Naperville's woman launches book project to help young girlsAug 24, 2015 6:31 am - Cindy Harris of Naperville has raised three daughters, worked with young girls over the years and has seen how peer pressure can be a problem while growing up. An aspir...
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Video, podcasts create attention for businessesAug 24, 2015 6:31 am - Having trouble getting your message heard through all the noise, especially on the web? Assuming you've targeted the right audience, there are ways to be noticed. "There...
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Cash: what's not to like?Aug 27, 2015 12:17 pm - Q: As a longtime follower of the Couch Potato portfolios, and now as a retiree drawing from my savings, I have a question about management. While working, I invested reg...
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Investment hunches seldom end wellAug 23, 2015 6:20 pm - Q: I am well diversified with an IRA and investment portfolio worth about $300,000. Home and cars are paid for. No debt. Earlier this year, I found $9,000 cash sitting i...
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Why a suburban man opened a Chick-fil-A in KildeerAug 24, 2015 6:31 am - An interview with Allen Ordeanu, co-owner of Chick-fil-A Kildeer. Q: What made you decide to start a Chick-fil-A franchise? A: Every time my family and I vacationed, we ...