Finance
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Starbucks: Croissant sales doubled after makeoverJan 24, 2014 1:07 pm - NEW YORK — Starbucks was never exactly known for its croissants — or any of the baked goods, for that matter. Now, however, the company is seeing early signs of promise ...
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Key considerations for unwed couples buying a homeJan 19, 2014 6:15 am - Married couples represent the majority of homebuyers, but more couples are teaming up to buy a home before they get hitched. If they ever do. Data from the National Ass...
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Baum on Money: Defining bubbles and the value of income equalityJan 19, 2014 6:06 am - Good morning, folks. Here are some top reads. One easy way to determine if it’s a bubble. The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig has some sage advice when it comes ...
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Baum on Money: Marginal thinking from Fed, false fiscal choicesJan 19, 2014 6:06 am - Morning, all. Here are some of the stories I’ve flagged you should know. A nuanced discussion of marginal costs and benefits. The marginal costs weren’t deemed suff...
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Baum on Money: In La-La land with consumer inflation forecastsJan 19, 2014 6:06 am - Here are some stories I’m reading on the U.S. economy. Once a stigma, always a stigma. Until the 2007-2008 financial crisis, the Fed made it clear to banks that bor...
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Work Advice: Surviving the coughy-klatchJan 19, 2014 6:00 am - The inbox has coughed up several letters on the same topic. Reader 1: A co-worker sounds like she has hairballs. She coughs and then sounds like she's throwing up at the...
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U.S. consumer expectations of credit improve, New York Fed saysJan 19, 2014 6:00 am - Expectations of credit access among U.S. consumers improved in recent months even as their predictions for inflation held steady, according to a survey by the Federal Re...
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Career Coach: The power of using a nameJan 18, 2014 10:00 pm - “A person's name is to him or her the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” — Dale Carnegie. Recently, I was in several situations where I was once again r...
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Regulators close West Chicago bankJan 17, 2014 6:39 pm - WASHINGTON — Regulators have closed a small lender in Illinois, making it the first U.S. bank failure of 2014 following 24 closures last year. The Federal Deposit Insur...
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Company blamed for W.Va. spill files for bankruptcyJan 17, 2014 3:52 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The company blamed for a chemical spill that left 300,000 West Virginians without safe drinking water filed for bankruptcy Friday. Freedom Industries...