Finance
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How Blackhawk Bank plans to continue its Illinois expansionJan 18, 2018 12:00 am - An interview with David Adkins, president and COO. Q: Tell us about Blackhawk Bank. A: Blackhawk Bank is a leading community bank serving clients in northern Illinois an...
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Dow closes above 26,000 for first timeJan 17, 2018 12:00 am - A broad rally on Wall Street propelled the Dow Jones industrial average to close above 26,000 points for the first time Wednesday. The sharp gains also delivered record ...
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$20K (or more) to every baby born in the United States? Here's how it would work
Jan 14, 2018 12:14 am - Forget baby showers. There's a proposal to give every newborn in the United States a "Baby Bond" account with somewhere between $500 to $50,000 in cash. Neither the kids...
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Analysis: Stocks are at an all-time high. Is it too late to get in on the action?
Jan 14, 2018 12:10 am - The Dow Jones industrial average hit the 25,000 mark for the first time Jan. 4, and I confess it made me giddy. The feeling lasted about 15 minutes until my head cleared...
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Graduate school: Where student loan debt is a real problem
Jan 14, 2018 12:05 am - Politicians and reporters often trot out recent college graduates struggling to pay off their student loan debt to illustrate the dangers of runaway college costs. But u...
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Planning to borrow for your kid's college? Time to clean up your credit
Jan 14, 2018 12:04 am - We all know college is expensive, but most families don't understand true costs until senior year. This is when parents realize their college savings plan, if they have ...
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Analysis: How we can stop financial crimes against older Americans
Jan 14, 2018 12:00 am - In 2006, Philip Marshall had to make a critical decision: turn in his father for exploiting Philip's grandmother, or do nothing. Philip's decision to act revealed to the...
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Report: GOP tax law to strain IRS resources
Jan 14, 2018 12:00 am - The Republican tax law has created massive new obligations for an Internal Revenue Service already struggling "to perform the basic tasks of administering the tax system...
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Start planning your 2018 vacation now: Here are the best times to book flights
Jan 14, 2018 12:00 am - Congratulations, you survived another year of holiday travel. However, before you settle into your leather sectional and refuse to lift your “Complete Purchase” finger f...
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Some bitcoin investors are in for a rocky tax season
Jan 13, 2018 12:00 am - Sean McAuliffe doesn't have much background in investing, aside from a couple of retirement accounts. But over Thanksgiving, as the price of bitcoin blew past $8,000 as ...