Finance
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Amalgamated Bank names Knopp presidentDec 17, 2013 9:07 am - David E. Knopp has been named president of Amalgamated Bank of Chicago, replacing Robert M. Wrobel, who will continue s chairman and chief executive officer, the bank an...
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Billionaire Pritzker brothers turn from family feuding to dealsDec 15, 2013 5:29 am - Anthony and Jay Robert Pritzker, brothers and heirs to the Hyatt Hotels Corp. and Marmon Holdings Inc. manufacturing fortune, settle in for salads and sandwiches at thei...
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Campers help Amazon keep up with holiday rushDec 14, 2013 2:51 pm - CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — Twinkling lights, ornament-strewn trees and bustling campgrounds. Those are signs of the Christmas season in this Kentucky town, where the Amazon.c...
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Algonquin earns AAA rating from Standard & Poor’sDec 13, 2013 4:14 pm - ladkins@dailyherald.com Standard & Poor’s bond rating agency has given the village of Algonquin a AAA rating, the highest grade the company issues. It’s also a grade...
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Wholesale prices fall for third month on cheaper gasDec 13, 2013 3:46 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale prices dropped in November for the third consecutive month, pushed down again by cheaper gasoline and lower home heating oil costs. But exclu...
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State representative wants Boeing plant in DecaturDec 13, 2013 3:40 pm - SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois lawmaker is hoping Boeing Co. builds a new manufacturing plant in Decatur, about 180 miles southwest of its corporate headquarters in Chicago. ...
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Motorola CEO talks about global visionDec 13, 2013 3:31 pm - NEW YORK — Google’s $12.4 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility was widely seen as a way for Google to acquire patents to defend its Android operating system from intell...
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Bigger worries are swirling around small stocksDec 08, 2013 5:55 am - NEW YORK — Small stocks have brought big joy this year, but they’ve been so generous that some mutual fund managers question how much they have left to give. Stocks of ...
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Cargo bikes the new minivan for cycling familiesDec 08, 2013 5:48 am - SEATTLE — One fisherman uses a bike to deliver hundreds of pounds of salmon to local markets. A mom who regularly shuttles her two kids around town once tried to haul a ...
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RV industry shows more signs of recoveryDec 08, 2013 5:39 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — RV manufacturers expect to pass another milestone in their steady recovery from the recession that landed the industry in a deep ditch. Led by sales gr...