Finance
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First Midwest Bank picks SCC to manage brand marketingJan 08, 2013 9:00 am - Itasca-based First Midwest Bank has picked Chicago-based ad agency Schafer Condon Carter as the agency of record for its retail, commercial and wealth management busines...
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10 banks agree to pay $8.5B for foreclosure abuseJan 07, 2013 10:39 am - WASHINGTON — Ten major banks and mortgage companies agreed Monday to pay $8.5 billion to settle federal complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who shou...
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Bank of America in $10B-plus mortgage settlementJan 07, 2013 8:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C — Ten major banks agreed Monday to pay $8.5 billion to settle federal complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowe...
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Rich catch a break with budget deal on higher tax ratesJan 06, 2013 6:14 am - It could have been much worse for top earners. The budget deal passed by Congress Jan. 1 and signed into law by President Barack Obama the following day raises taxes on ...
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Flowers, Bimbo believed front-runners for HostessJan 05, 2013 4:40 pm - NEW YORK — The makers of Thomas’ English muffins and Tastykake snacks are emerging as the two of the bidders for Wonder Bread and other Hostess bread brands as the compa...
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West Texas group on mission to save smokestacksJan 05, 2013 12:51 pm - EL PASO, Texas — People in this West Texas city spent decades trying to close a massive copper plant they said spewed fumes that made their eyes teary, their lungs burn....
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No sign of plane Missoni scion said to be onJan 05, 2013 12:00 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela — Rescue crews used boats and aircraft on Saturday to search for a small plane that disappeared off Venezuela carrying the CEO of Italy's iconic Misso...
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Army Corps tamps down barge worries on MississippiJan 04, 2013 7:52 pm - ST. LOUIS — Efforts taken to keep a crucial stretch of the drought-starved Mississippi River open to barge traffic should be sufficient to avert a shipping shutdown that...
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Bluefin tuna sells for record $1.76 millionJan 04, 2013 7:17 pm - Associated Press TOKYO — A Bluefin tuna has sold for a record $1.76 million at a Tokyo auction, nearly three times the previous high set last year. In the year’s first a...
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Colombia firm now makes armored clothes for kidsJan 04, 2013 6:20 pm - BOGOTA, Colombia — A Colombian firm that makes bulletproof vests is now creating armored clothing for children. Factory owner Miguel Caballero said he never thought abo...