Finance
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CME Group holds first trades of new Australian wheat futuresAug 07, 2017 1:00 am - PRNewswire CHICAGO - CME Group recently launched trades of the Australian Wheat FOB (Platts) futures contract. The first trade was brokered in Sydney by SCB Group. A tot...
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Women need to plan for a long retirementJul 27, 2017 1:00 am - With all of the financial issues facing people today, retirement planning sometimes gets put on the back burner. This could lead to problems down the road as we are livi...
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The reasons for switching banks have switchedJul 27, 2017 1:00 am - Switching a company's primary bank relationship often involves months, sometimes years, of searching, planning and maneuvering. However, plenty of businesses choose to m...
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In 2017: How are the economy & investment markets faring?Jul 27, 2017 1:00 am - PNC's economic & investment experts, Stuart Hoffman and Bill Stone, share a midyear report and what trends consumers should be watching for the rest of the year. Just a ...
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First Midwest 2Q net income up 10 percentJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - ITASCA — First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. reported net income of $35 million, or 34 cents per share, for the second quarter of 2017, up 10 percent from the same period last y...
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5 ways the new state budget could affect your businessJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Business owners around the suburbs are reviewing the effects of the new state budget, especially when it includes a $5 billion tax increase from hikes and other changes....
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There's a plan to make chip credit cards less annoying
Jul 23, 2017 7:21 am - In most of the world, buying goods with a credit card equipped with a chip is a mindless, routine task. Americans, having arrived late to chips after decades of swiping ...
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Americans' retirement benefits slashed, though some 401(k) matches going up
Jul 23, 2017 7:18 am - Americans are more worried about retirement, and they're getting less help saving for it. Employers cut their contributions to workers' retirements by a quarter from 200...
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Illinois dodges downgrade to junk as Moody's affirms rating
Jul 21, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois avoided becoming the first junk-rated U.S. state after Moody's Investors Service opted to leave its grade unchanged, pushing the price of the state's bonds to t...
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Discover recognized as a 2017 Best Place to Work in ITJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - Business Wire RIVERWOODS - Discover has been selected as one of Computerworld's 100 Best Places to Work in IT for 2017, the 14th year Discover has been recognized as a b...