Finance
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Chastened banks cut tens of thousands of jobsApr 25, 2013 4:47 pm - NEW YORK — Banks aren’t the big jobs machines they used to be. One after another, major financial firms are trimming their payrolls. In first-quarter earnings announceme...
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Recession doesn’t change students’ econ savvyApr 24, 2013 3:51 pm - WASHINGTON — The Wall Street meltdown of 2008 and the ensuing recession did little to help make high school seniors financially savvy and less than half of them have a s...
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White House says it’s open to fix on FAA furloughsApr 24, 2013 3:49 pm - WASHINGTON — Under pressure, the White House signaled Wednesday it might accept legislation eliminating Federal Aviation Administration furloughs blamed for lengthy flig...
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Boeing sees early-May restart of 787 deliveriesApr 24, 2013 3:48 pm - Boeing reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit even as it scrambled to fix its grounded 787. The company said on Wednesday that deliveries of the 787 should...
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Wealthy investors worried about Illinois economyApr 22, 2013 4:10 pm - The Chicago area’s wealthiest investors are much more nervous about their state’s economy than counterparts elsewhere in the nation, according to a poll released Monday ...
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Are you a savvy manager of your IRA?Apr 21, 2013 7:26 am - BOSTON — When it comes to retirement planning, most of the focus is placed on 401(k)s. The reality is that individual retirement accounts represent the largest share of ...
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Smart Spending: Think inside the box — for samplesApr 21, 2013 7:00 am - Once, businesses would hand out free samples in malls or throw them in with other purchases. Now, several businesses have sprouted up devoted to sending out a box of sa...
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Authorities deal Russian mob a losing handApr 20, 2013 4:21 pm - NEW YORK — It’s a case teaming with colorful characters: a reputed Russian mob boss once accused in an Olympic scandal, a wealthy art world impresario who hung out with ...
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Pepsi-Mondelez stakes raise merger speculationApr 20, 2013 4:19 pm - Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management LP disclosed stakes in PepsiCo Inc. and Mondelez International Inc., increasing speculation that he’ll push for a merger of the food...
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Bid for FBI building sets off regional competitionApr 20, 2013 1:33 pm - WASHINGTON — The FBI’s announcement that it needs a new home has touched off a virtual real estate beauty contest, with communities around the region jockeying for the o...