Finance
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Are the Clippers really worth $2 billion?May 30, 2014 1:01 am - A high-profile NBA franchise in a major media market was suddenly available. A handful of power brokers from the technology, entertainment and venture capital fields wer...
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Visa, MasterCard renew push for chip cardsMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Visa and MasterCard are renewing a push to speed the adoption of microchips into U.S. credit and debit cards in the wake of recent high-profile data breaches,...
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Chicago plans $784 million bond sale for Midway AirportMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago plans to offer about $784 million of airport-revenue bonds next week for projects including work on runways at city-run Midway International. The borrowing for C...
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Finding new frontiers in mutual fund investingMay 11, 2014 6:09 am - NEW YORK - Finding stocks that zig when others zag is a key goal for investors, and mutual fund managers say they're finding candidates in places that may be unfamiliar....
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Kraft Foods investigated by regulators over 2011 wheat futuresMay 02, 2014 1:01 am - Kraft Foods Group Inc., the maker of Velveeta cheese and Oscar Mayer hot dogs, is being investigated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over trading of December...
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News Corp. buys romance publisher HarlequinMay 02, 2014 1:01 am - Rupert Murdoch is doubling down on romance. News Corp. is buying Harlequin Enterprises, a publisher of novels such as "Destiny's Last Bachelor?" and "The Heartbreaker Pr...
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Lower mortgage rates are a fading middle class perkApr 27, 2014 6:25 am - WASHINGTON - For three decades, the U.S. middle class enjoyed a rare financial advantage over the wealthy: lower mortgage rates. Now, even that perk is fading away. Mos...
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Minding the tax bite in fund investingApr 27, 2014 6:16 am - NEW YORK - How painful was tax season for you? For many investors with mutual funds in a taxable account, it was tougher this year than last. That's because the best ye...
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First Midwest acquires Popular's Chicago operationsApr 23, 2014 1:01 am - Itasca-based First Midwest Bancorp, the parent company of First Midwest Bank, said Wednesday it will acquire the Chicago operations of Popular Community Bank, a subsidia...
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Wal-Mart joins Ria for money transfer serviceApr 17, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is introducing a new money transfer service that it says will cut fees for customers by up to 50 percent compared with similar services. ...