Finance
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Discover Financial's profit jumps 13 percentJul 23, 2013 7:00 pm - An increase in loans and interest income helped boost Discover Financial Services' net income by 13 percent in the second quarter, trumping Wall Street expectations. The...
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Al-Jazeera America plans live programming 24/7Jul 23, 2013 5:50 pm - NEW YORK — Al-Jazeera America’s incoming president said Tuesday that people interested in news will get live programming whenever they tune in, even in the middle of the...
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Crew rescued from Gulf rig after blowoutJul 23, 2013 5:49 pm - NEW ORLEANS — Wild well experts are expected to arrive soon at the site of a natural gas well blowing out of control in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana’s coast. Hercule...
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Smart Spending: How to ferret out senior discountsJul 21, 2013 6:57 am - NEW YORK — There’s a big silver lining to getting older: a bevy of discounts for you to enjoy, from free samples to discounts on car rentals. For many of these incentiv...
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What to expect from your bond mutual fundJul 21, 2013 6:50 am - NEW YORK — Investing in bond mutual funds is easy. At least, that’s the way it was for decades. Investors could count on steady interest payments. Their funds also bene...
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Atlantic City redevelopment keeps poor on the moveJul 20, 2013 2:01 pm - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — As Sandra Taliaferro prepares to move out of her apartment to make way for redevelopment efforts near Atlantic City’s newest casino, she recalls th...
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Residents worry if bankruptcy will really help DetroitJul 19, 2013 6:25 pm - DETROIT — In Detroit, it can take police nearly an hour to respond to a 911 call. Despite razing close to 10,000 vacant houses, three times as many still stand with wind...
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FAA wants Dreamliner transmitters inspectedJul 19, 2013 6:13 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. aviation officials say they want the emergency locator transmitters on all Boeing 787 “Dreamliners” inspected following a fire this week aboard one of ...
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Wintrust sees 34 percent increase in 2Q incomeJul 17, 2013 9:26 am - ROSEMONT — Wintrust Financial Corp. said second quarter 2013 income rose 34 percent to $34.3 million or 69 cents per share. The figures were in comparison to $32.1 milli...
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Bernanke says timetable for bond purchases not presetJul 17, 2013 7:08 am - WASHINGTON — Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that the Federal Reserve’s timetable for reducing its bond purchases is not on a “preset course” and the Fed could incr...