Finance
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Prices increase slightly on Illinois health plansNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - CHICAGO - Many Illinois consumers who bought health insurance on the year-old government-run marketplace will see modest increases in prices for 2015, and they'll have s...
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Time's up: 5 tips to tackle student loan debtNov 02, 2014 6:00 am - Tackling a hefty new monthly expense can be daunting, particularly for recent grads who haven't found steady work. But grads have many options for making student loan p...
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Why gasoline is suddenly $3 a gallon, and could go lowerNov 02, 2014 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Two years ago Leonardo Maugeri, a former strategist for the big Italian oil company ENI, predicted that crude oil prices were heading for a fall in two to t...
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Breathing cleaner air has cost as utility bills to surge in U.S.Nov 02, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK -- U.S. electricity markets face years of higher prices as clean-air regulations shut more coal-fired power plants than earlier forecast, cutting supply and for...
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Online stores fight Amazon for piece of retail pieNov 01, 2014 7:43 am - NEW YORK - Amazon.com's low prices and seemingly endless array of goods have made it the biggest online retailer in the U.S., commanding about 20 percent of all e-commer...
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Navigating the wide world of mortgage overlaysOct 26, 2014 7:45 am - If the word "overlay" has you thinking about tablecloths or a thin veneer of gold over fine china, it's clear you haven't spent much time around mortgage lenders. The wo...
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Big slump is no cause to ditch stock marketOct 26, 2014 7:31 am - NEW YORK - After more than five years of stock market gains, investors could be forgiven for worrying that big sell-offs may be the harbingers of bigger slumps. But, ev...
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Why poor kids don't stay in collegeOct 26, 2014 7:00 am - BALTIMORE — It is a Tuesday in October and Terrell Kellam is running late. He usually wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to catch the first of two buses that will take him from south...
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Despite uncertainty from state, Palatine will reduce levy for fourth straight yearOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - Palatine will reduce its tax levy for the fourth year in a row, under a proposed budget village officials will present to residents at a Saturday morning meeting. Accord...
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401(k) conundrum: lots of cash, no best way to make it lastOct 18, 2014 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Even if you've socked plenty of money away in your 401(k) plan and invested it carefully, some of your toughest decisions lie ahead. And don't expect much h...