Finance
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4 benefits changes that may stem from overhaul taxNov 15, 2014 10:00 pm - Many workers will soon find that their health insurance costs more and covers less next year, and that employers have taken a sharper interest in their well-being. Exper...
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Students' borrowing decreases, College Board saysNov 15, 2014 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Annual borrowing for higher education is falling significantly, the College Board reported Thursday, while growth in the sticker price of college is continu...
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Review: No cash, cards, just mobile pay for a weekNov 15, 2014 6:31 am - NEW YORK - Attempt at your own risk: For an entire week, I left all my cash and credit cards at home to see how well wallet-free mobile services work in the real world. ...
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What Japan's stimulus jolt means for investorsNov 09, 2014 6:44 am - NEW YORK - From hot to not and back again, Japanese stocks have been a confusing lot the last couple years. Japan's stock market is flying after the Bank of Japan surpr...
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Wages showing spark of hope came too late for DemocratsNov 09, 2014 6:35 am - WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's 2008 promise to bring hope and change to an economy mired in crisis may be starting to materialize. It just came too late to save the preside...
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Shopping apps offer cash back at the grocery storeNov 09, 2014 6:31 am - NEW YORK - Preparing for your Thanksgiving meal? Be aware that a new breed of shopping apps makes it easier to save money at the grocery store: Take a picture of the rec...
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Stocks that could benefit from a GOP-led CongressNov 09, 2014 6:31 am - NEW YORK - Lower taxes for medical device makers. Lighter regulations for coal. If the new Republican-led Congress manages to push through these policy changes it could ...
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$50.4 million in suburbs' money could be lost to scamNov 08, 2014 6:35 am - About $50.4 million in taxpayer money could be lost after suburban mayors and other local leaders learned this week that a potentially far-reaching scam hit an Oak Brook...
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Why many aren't celebrating low unemploymentNov 08, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - The unemployment rate no longer seems to reflect America's mood. Friday's strong jobs report showed that the jobless rate - the most closely watched gauge o...
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Judge approves bankruptcy exit plan for DetroitNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - DETROIT - A judge cleared Detroit to emerge from bankruptcy Friday, approving a hard-fought turnaround plan with a fervent plea to the people of this one-time industrial...