Finance
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Billionaire Paulson loses more than $300 million as gold slumpsApr 13, 2013 3:56 pm - Billionaire John Paulson lost more than $300 million of his personal wealth on his gold bet, as the precious metal fell to its lowest price in almost two years. Paulson ...
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How to get 6 months extra to file your tax returnApr 12, 2013 6:20 pm - This weekend may not be very relaxing for millions of taxpayers. That’s because they’re beginning the last-minute scramble to file their returns on Tax Day. Even with th...
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McDonald’s gives former and new CEOs pay bumpsApr 12, 2013 3:46 pm - NEW YORK — McDonald’s Corp. more than tripled the pay packages last year for its new CEO Don Thompson and the man he replaced, Jim Skinner. The pay increases came at a c...
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Obama earns less in 2012, pays $112,000 in taxesApr 12, 2013 3:24 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama made less in 2012 than in any other year since taking office, with about 40 percent of the nearly $609,000 in income that he and firs...
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Free tax help is available if you lookApr 07, 2013 6:30 am - Free tax help is available, and it's not only for those in financial need. Some organizations offer free services regardless of how much you earn. AARP, the nonprofit or...
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Where to beat the market: small-cap foreign fundsApr 06, 2013 11:00 pm - BOSTON — An annual score card of mutual fund performance is in, and it's generating more of the negative headlines that fund managers have become accustomed to in recent...
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Southern Illinois sees first of fracking rushApr 05, 2013 7:00 pm - ST. LOUIS — Blessed with natural resources but never enough jobs, southern Illinois counties have begun sampling the fruits of a land rush linked to a debated drilling p...
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Stocks end lower after disappointing jobs reportApr 05, 2013 5:09 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks fell on Wall Street Friday after the government reported that U.S. employers added the fewest jobs in nine months in March and more people gave up look...
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Illinois partners with Export-Import BankApr 05, 2013 10:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn announced the state of Illinois has entered a new marketing partnership with the Export-Import Bank of the United States that is expected to accelerate ex...
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State officials court gun makers unhappy with new lawsMar 29, 2013 5:51 pm - CONCORD, N.H. — Firearms manufacturers upset over newly restrictive gun laws and proposals in their home states are getting a message from other places: Move here, where...