Finance
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How President Trump could dismantle Wall Street reform
Feb 12, 2017 6:18 am - For years, Wall Street has complained that restrictions placed on the industry after the financial crisis went too far and were too costly. Those concerns didn't generat...
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Ritholtz: Investors establish their own fiduciary standard
Feb 12, 2017 6:11 am - Rules and regulations exist to let us know what behaviors we should expect from the people we do business with. Sometimes, good sense or social convention overtake these...
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Data tells the story: U.S. wages lack sustained momentum
Feb 12, 2017 6:10 am - Four different measures are all telling the same story: While America's workers keep getting hired at a solid pace, they're having difficulty finding sustained growth in...
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Bank of America opens teller-less branches
Feb 11, 2017 6:15 am - Self-driving cars. Self-serve gas pumps. Self-checkout supermarkets. Add self-banking to that list. No people. No tellers. Nobody greeting you with "How is your day goin...
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Cummins Allison ATMs get EMV certificationsFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - MOUNT PROSPECT - Cummins Allison's complete line of ATMs have been EMV certified by Columbus Data Services, CO-OP, Elan Financial Services, FIS, First Data, Fiserv, Jack...
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Champaign-based bank acquires First CommunityFeb 07, 2017 12:00 am - First Busey Corp. of Champaign, the holding company for Busey Bank, will acquire Joliet-based First Community Financial Partners, the holding company for First Community...
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MBRE brokers lease for new First Midwest HQFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - CHICAGO - MB Real Estate has completed an 80,000 square foot lease on behalf of First Midwest Bancorp for its proposed new headquarters at 8750 West Bryn Mawr Ave. in Ch...
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U.S. wage disparity widened again last year
Feb 05, 2017 6:14 am - The picture on income inequality in America just got a little bleaker. Top wage earners last year made 5.05 times what their lowest-income counterparts took home, the wi...
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How much it will cost you to do your own taxes
Feb 05, 2017 6:12 am - It's that time of year again. Your W-2, 1099s and other forms have probably landed in your mailbox. Now all you have to do is figure out the best way to file. Options ab...
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Paying too much for your tax prep?
Feb 05, 2017 6:11 am - Where, in the world of taxes, is the rise of the robots? Right here online, surely, as H&R Block, Intuit's TurboTax, and others slug it out for your tax return. And yes,...