Finance
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IMF sees modest 2013 improvement for world economyJan 23, 2013 9:17 am - WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund is projecting a modest rise in global economic growth for 2013, but also warning that problems in the eurozone and the Unite...
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Wintrust to acquire First Lansing Bancorp for $38.5 millionJan 23, 2013 8:59 am - Rosemont-based Wintrust Financial Corp. announced it will acquire First Lansing Bancorp Inc., the parent company of First National Bank of Illinois, for about $38.5 mill...
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U.S. bank deposits drop most since 9/11 as FDIC support ebbsJan 23, 2013 8:38 am - Clients of the largest U.S. banks withdrew funds this month at the fastest weekly pace since the Sept. 11 attacks as a deposit-insurance program ended and customers tapp...
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Expiring credits, deductions extended by CongressJan 22, 2013 3:29 pm - WASHINGTON — Taxpayers preparing to file their 2012 returns can breathe a collective sigh of relief. The alternative minimum tax or AMT has been patched — permanently — ...
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US stocks rise as tech, industrial earns roll inJan 22, 2013 10:53 am - Strong earnings reports from big U.S. companies helped push the Dow Jones industrial average to its eighth gain in nine sessions Tuesday. DuPont, Verizon and Travelers C...
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Palatine church to hold financial courseJan 21, 2013 12:33 pm - Immanuel Lutheran Church in Palatine will facilitate a financial course, Financial Peace University, to help couples, singles and families get out of and stay out of deb...
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More than 140 nations adopt treaty to cut mercuryJan 19, 2013 7:22 pm - GENEVA — A new and legally binding international treaty to reduce harmful emissions of mercury was adopted Saturday by more than 140 nations, capping four years of diffi...
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FTC says seller of 9/11 coins to pay $750,000Jan 19, 2013 5:51 pm - NEW YORK — A company that sold Sept. 11 commemorative coins supposedly containing silver from ground zero has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle charges that it deceived c...
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Tar sands waste said to warm climate more than coalJan 18, 2013 6:40 pm - WASHINGTON — Refining Canada’s oil sands into gasoline may speed global warming more than previously estimated after accounting for use of a waste product, which can be ...
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Stocks end week with gains; GE rises, Intel fallsJan 18, 2013 3:44 pm - NEW YORK — Better earnings from General Electric and Morgan Stanley helped the stock market inch higher Friday, as major indexes closed out their third straight week of ...