Finance
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Teens flee Abercrombie for upstarts as phones top mallsNov 17, 2013 5:36 am - NEW YORK — Teens don’t shop the way they used to. Where young consumers with spare cash once thronged the likes of Abercrombie & Fitch and American Eagle Outfitters for ...
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Kmart rent-to-own program turns $300 TV into $415 buyNov 17, 2013 5:07 am - Kmart is introducing a rent-to-own program charging the equivalent of 100-plus percent annual interest, a move into a business that has drawn criticism for hurting low-i...
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Geithner to join private equity firmNov 16, 2013 12:18 pm - Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who played a central role in the government’s response to the financial crisis of 2008-2009, is joining private equity f...
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Forbes publishing company explores saleNov 15, 2013 7:31 pm - Forbes Media LLC, famous for tracking the wealth of billionaires across the globe, will now get to see how much its 96-year-old brand, dented by the rise of digital medi...
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JPMorgan Chase reaches $4.5B settlement with investorsNov 15, 2013 4:16 pm - JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Friday it has reached a $4.5 billion settlement with investors over mortgage-backed securities. The settlement covers 21 major institutional in...
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China promises market opening in reform planNov 15, 2013 3:29 pm - BEIJING — China’s leaders pledged Friday to open state-dominated industries wider to private competition and ease limits on foreign investment in e-commerce and other bu...
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Ridgestone Bank reports solid earningsNov 14, 2013 9:23 am - BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Ridgestone Financial Services achieved solid earnings through the third quarter of 2013, with a net income of $5.6 million compared with income of $79...
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Major indexes hit all-time highs for second day in a rowNov 14, 2013 8:36 am - NEW YORK — Not all record days on the stock market are created equal. Major U.S. indexes rose to all-time highs for the second day in a row Thursday, but the gains were ...
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Tips for surviving the rigors of holiday travelNov 13, 2013 4:30 am - NEW YORK — There's not much good news for fliers this Thanksgiving. Airports will be packed, planes will have few — if any — empty seats and you might sit apart from a l...
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Dow Jones average reaches another record highNov 11, 2013 6:40 am - NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average rose to another all-time high on Wall Street Monday. The market edged higher from Friday, when it got a lift from an unexpec...