Finance
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Shoppers fret about authenticity of Target emailsJan 17, 2014 3:27 pm - NEW YORK — An email sent to the roughly 70 million Target customers who may have been affected by a pre-Christmas data breach is causing panic among those who fear it co...
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Illinois delays start of income tax filing seasonJan 16, 2014 2:50 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois revenue officials say residents won’t be able to file their 2013 income taxes until the end of January — a two-week delay. The (Springfield) Stat...
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Bank of America 4Q earnings jump nearly five-foldJan 15, 2014 5:51 am - NEW YORK — Bank of America Corp. said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profit jumped from a year earlier, as the loans on the bank’s balance sheet continued to improve....
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JPMorgan returns to a profit in fourth quarterJan 14, 2014 5:46 am - JPMorgan Chase, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, says it returned to a profit in the fourth quarter. The bank said it had net income of $5.3 billion in the last three mo...
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AT&T to sell toll-free service for wireless dataJan 12, 2014 6:38 am - LAS VEGAS — AT&T Inc., the country’s second-largest wireless carrier, announced this week that it’s setting up a “1-800” service for wireless data. Websites that pay for...
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Study: Gender pay gap would lessen with flexible scheduleJan 12, 2014 5:29 am - Bloomberg News Pay differentials between the sexes could be erased if more companies offered a flexible work schedule to their employees, according to results of a study...
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4 questions to ask before next health overhaul deadlineJan 12, 2014 5:22 am - More than 2 million Americans met the health care overhaul’s deadline last month to sign up for insurance coverage that started Jan. 1. But the enrollment window hasn’t ...
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Daily-play fantasy sports luring Wall Street tradersJan 12, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Drew Dinkmeyer spent seven years as a senior investment analyst in Tampa, Fla., before deciding to pursue fantasy sports professionally. Dinkmeyer, who's 31 a...
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GOP Entrepreneur: Boost wages to $12-an-hourJan 12, 2014 3:54 am - LOS ANGELES — Democrats across the nation are eager to make increasing the minimum wage a defining campaign issue in 2014, but in California a proposal to boost the pay ...
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Hops farming grows slowly despite brewers’ demandJan 11, 2014 7:50 pm - MILWAUKEE — Craft brewers eager to capitalize on the local food movement have created a strong demand for hops to flavor their all-local beers, but farms in most states ...