Finance
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Illinois bonds rally as state moves toward ending record impasseJul 05, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois bonds surged as the legislature moved closer to ending a record-long impasse over the budget, reducing the risk that the state's bond rating will be cut to junk...
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What Big Data tells mortgage traders about you
Jul 02, 2017 7:20 am - If you borrowed to buy your home, chances are TheNumber knows a good deal about you. The New York-based startup sucks in data from marketing firms, public loan filings, ...
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Hedge fund bosses say they need humans - not computers - to make the big decision
Jul 02, 2017 7:19 am - Humans won't be obsolete in this lifetime. That's what a quartet of money managers have posited in recent weeks as new technologies rewire finance, threatening to suppla...
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Report: Your parents' social status influences your earnings
Jul 02, 2017 7:16 am - "If you're born poor, you die poor," a U.K. politician lamented six years ago. Sadly, little has changed. Britain is joined by the U.S., France and Italy in having a hig...
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Byline Bancorp prices IPO at $19 a shareJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Byline Bancorp Friday priced its initial public offering at $19 per share. Of the 5.7 million shares being sold in the offering, Byline is selling 3.78 million...
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Discover ranked second in customer satisfaction surveyJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - RIVERWOODS - Discover Bank ranked second-highest in customer satisfaction among nine U.S. direct banks, according to J.D. Power's first Direct Retail Banking Satisfactio...
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Discover to increase quarterly dividend, buy back $2.23 billion in stockJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - RIVERWOODS - Discover Financial Services (it plans to increase the company's next quarterly dividend from 30 cents to 35 cents per share of common stock and repurchase s...
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Wynnchurch Capital acquires Stampede MeatJun 28, 2017 1:00 am - ROSEMONT - Private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has acquired Bridgeview-based Stampede Meat for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 1995, Stampede specializes in providi...
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Discover cardmembers can now use Samsung PayJun 28, 2017 1:00 am - Business Wire RIVERWOODS — Discover cardmembers can now make payments in the United States using Samsung Pay on the latest Samsung Galaxy smartphones and wearables. Sam...
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Consumers Credit Union earns recognition for checkingJun 27, 2017 1:00 am - WAUKEGAN - Consumers Credit Union was recognized by both NerdWallet and WalletHub for product excellence. WalletHub named CCU's Rewards Checking the "Best Online Checki...