Finance
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Five reasons you need a budget
Jun 30, 2019 1:00 am - There are two loves in my life - my "boo" and my budget. OK, maybe my husband comes first, but I'm not kidding about my love affair with our budget. It's the road map to...
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Car payment trouble? How to turn it aroundJun 23, 2019 6:18 am - Your monthly car payment is not only a ticket to freedom, letting you enjoy summer road trips, but also a lifeline that gets the kids to school and you to work. But if i...
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Taxpayer advocate calls for IRS 'anxiety index' to help frustrated Americans
Jun 23, 2019 6:00 am - It's official: Paying taxes can make you a stressed-out wreck. So says the national taxpayer advocate, who is calling for the Internal Revenue Service to create a "Taxpa...
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Married to debt: Couples are taking out loans to pay for their weddingsJun 23, 2019 6:00 am - Skyler Ramirez has a loan for his house, his car — and now his fiancee's engagement ring. The 26-year-old had already picked out the diamond solitaire from Tiffany & Co....
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Wall Street sees big promise in Facebook coin, with a lot of ifs
Jun 22, 2019 6:09 am - Facebook Inc.'s bid to create a new cryptocurrency has the potential to someday disrupt the global money system, analysts say. That's if the new stablecoin, called Libra...
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How many collecting Illinois pensions have moved to other states, and how much did they take with them?Jun 20, 2019 5:00 am - More than 71,000 people collecting public pensions from six statewide retirement plans have moved out of Illinois, taking more than $2.4 billion annually with them. That...
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Discover named Best Place to Work for ITJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - RIVERWOODS - Discover has been recognized by IDG's Computerworld as one of the 2019 Best Places to Work in IT. It is the 16th year the company has been recognized as a b...
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Fifth Third to close 44 local branch banksJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - Fifth Third Bank will close 44 Fifth Third and MB Financial branches in the suburbs and Chicago next month, part of the Ohio-based bank's move to consolidate operations ...
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Retirees worldwide may run out of money 10 years before they die, report shows
Jun 16, 2019 6:00 am - One of the toughest problems retirees face is making sure their money lasts as long as they do. From the U.S. to Europe, Australia and Japan, retirement account balances...
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Dads find parental leave easier to get than to take
Jun 16, 2019 6:00 am - When JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay a landmark $5 million to settle a discrimination claim from a new dad, it looked like a turning point for Wall Street parents. Me...