Finance
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Facebook tests another tool to get us to embrace social shopping
Oct 17, 2015 7:31 am - Social commerce has been something of a buzz phrase in the retail industry recently, and it's not hard to see why: Merchants are trying to get you to buy their goods whe...
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The remarkable thing that happens to poor kids when you give their parents a little money
Oct 11, 2015 7:42 am - Twenty years ago, a group of researchers began tracking the personalities of 1,420 low income children in North Carolina. At the time, the goal was simple: to observe th...
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Why your heating bill will probably be lower this winter
Oct 11, 2015 7:32 am - Here's one thing to be thankful for come November: Average U.S. heating costs are projected to be the lowest in at least four winters because of warmer-than-usual weathe...
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The staggering cost of day care when you make only the minimum wage
Oct 11, 2015 7:32 am - Child-care costs would now devour at least 30 percent of a minimum-wage worker's earnings in every state, a new report from the Economic Policy Institute has found. To ...
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Your credit score is eerily good at predicting your success in love
Oct 11, 2015 7:31 am - When people are looking for a significant other, they often try to find someone whose values, education, earnings, hobbies and even height match their own. But new resea...
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ATM fees soar to new high
Oct 11, 2015 6:42 am - The cost of convenience is rising. Consumers who use any ATM outside of their banks' to withdraw cash are now paying record high fees, based on a new survey from Bankrat...
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Lower gas prices mean no Social Security increase next yearOct 11, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - For just the third time in 40 years, millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees can expect no increase in benefits next ...
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DressanderBHC forms alliance with Horter InvestmentOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - NAPERVILLE - Independent financial marketing organization DressanderBHC has formed an alliance with Cincinnati-based registered investment adviser Horter Investment Mana...
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Tribune Tower for saleOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - CHICAGO - A 36-story Chicago landmark, the Tribune Tower, is up for sale. Tribune Media Co. announced Thursday that it has hired real estate investment banking firm East...
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New president, Fed will determine U.S. economy, expert says at Palatine eventOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - The U.S. economy is on a rocky path headed toward another recession, but that all could change depending on what the Federal Reserve decides later this year and on who i...