Finance
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Stocks rise on hopeful economic signsMay 17, 2013 4:46 pm - NEW YORK — Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market’s rally Friday. A gauge of future economic activity rose more than analysts had expected, as...
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Record Powerball jackpot inspires office poolsMay 17, 2013 4:39 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream. The office lotter...
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First Midwest declares 4 cent per share dividendMay 15, 2013 9:24 am - Itasca-based First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. the holding company for First Midwest Bank, said its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock t...
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6 tips to manage student loan debtMay 11, 2013 11:00 pm - Finding a job in a slow-growing economy is daunting enough without new financial obligations. Yet that's the challenge many university students graduating over the next...
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Fund manager: Don't get caught up in Asia numbersMay 11, 2013 11:00 pm - BOSTON — Investors are worried about the slow pace of U.S. economic growth, but we're just one player in the international arena. To assess the global outlook, two numbe...
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G7 says Japan playing by currency rulesMay 11, 2013 6:27 pm - AYLESBURY, England — Japan convinced its partners in the Group of Seven leading industrial economies Saturday that it was not manipulating its currency as part of a bold...
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Treasury reports $113 billion surplus in AprilMay 10, 2013 5:42 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury said Friday that it took in a rare surplus of $113 billion in April, the largest in five years. Steady economic growth and higher tax rat...
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Despite late start, officials say record corn crop likelyMay 10, 2013 5:12 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — The wet start to the corn planting season is expected to reduce the amount each acre produces this year, but farmers are planting so much of the crop ...
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Yen in focus as G-7 discusses recoveryMay 10, 2013 3:41 pm - AYLESBURY, England — Financial leaders from the world’s top seven developed economies are gathering in the U.K. to discuss how to shore up the global recovery just as th...
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Post office lost $1.9 billion in second quarterMay 10, 2013 1:21 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service said Friday it lost $1.9 billion over the last three months and warned that losses would continue to mount without help from Congres...