Finance
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Des Plaines aldermen move ahead with plans to restructure TIFJul 04, 2014 1:01 am - Des Plaines' city council has started the process of restructuring an existing special taxing district plagued by a growing deficit. The city's sixth Tax Increment Finan...
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Billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife dies at 82Jul 04, 2014 1:01 am - PITTSBURGH - Richard Mellon Scaife, the billionaire heir to the Mellon banking and oil fortune and a newspaper publisher who funded libertarian and conservative causes a...
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Des Plaines plans to restructure special tax districtJul 01, 2014 1:01 am - Des Plaines officials want to restructure a special taxing district that's long operated in the red, with an eye toward making the area more enticing for developers. The...
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Judge: Argentina bond payment would be contempt of courtJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Argentina can avoid defaulting on debt payments due Monday by negotiating with U.S. hedge funds that are owed $1.65 billion, a federal judge said Friday as he...
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Court sides with employees in retirement fund caseJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court says a lawsuit can proceed against Fifth Third Bancorp that accused management of irresponsibly investing employee retirement money in the...
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Zurich to get $20.35 million from state; set to break ground TuesdayJun 23, 2014 1:00 am - While Zurich North America prepares to break ground on Tuesday for its new headquarters in Schaumburg, state officials agreed to a tax incentive package valued at about ...
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How foreign is your foreign stock fund, really?Jun 22, 2014 6:13 am - Is Nestle a Swiss stock? Of course it is, if you look at the traditional measures. The company is based in Switzerland, and its stock trades in Swiss francs. But Nestle ...
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Judge off Jordan case, denies calling him 'hog'Jun 20, 2014 1:01 am - CHICAGO - A federal judge in Chicago withdrew from a civil case involving Michael Jordan after lawyers for the former Chicago Bulls star lawyers accused the jurist of co...
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Argentina plans debt swap that analysts say is doomedJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - A high-stakes showdown over Argentina's defaulted debt moved back to a New York federal courtroom Wednesday as lawyers for the South American government sough...
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Senators propose 12-cent gas tax increaseJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Two senators unveiled a bipartisan plan Wednesday to raise federal gasoline and diesel taxes for the first time in more than two decades, pitching the propo...