Finance
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Merrill fined by hong kong watchdog over client fraud complaintsAug 22, 2012 6:48 am - Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission fined Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd. HK$3.5 million ($450,000) for failing to properly handle complaints of clients of o...
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College Illinois tuition program to resume Oct. 1Aug 21, 2012 4:53 pm - The state’s College Illinois prepaid tuition program will soon be back in business. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission voted last week to reopen College Illinois...
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Young immigrants may find college elusiveAug 21, 2012 1:28 pm - MIAMI — Araceli Cortes had made up her mind: After being brought to the U.S. as a child, graduating from high school and attending some college in California, she was go...
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New coupons aim to keep people off generic drugsAug 21, 2012 1:26 pm - TRENTON, N.J. — If brand-name prescription medicines cost you as little as generic pills, which would you choose? A few drugmakers are betting Americans will stick with ...
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Strategy to maneuver through a short-saleAug 18, 2012 3:27 pm - By early July, instead of celebrating their 34th wedding anniversary, Joseph and Mary Damiani were dealing with hyper stress and a headache-producing pile of paperwork. ...
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Sioux tribes upset over sale of sacred siteAug 18, 2012 1:56 pm - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — It’s advertised as a one-of-a-kind deal: Nearly 2,000 acres of prime real estate nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota for sale to the highest b...
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The least loved day is also the market’s worstAug 17, 2012 7:08 pm - NEW YORK — It’s not just in your head. Mondays really are the worst. Monday is the only day the stock market is more likely to fall than to rise. The Dow Jones industria...
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Moody’s says more California cities risk bankruptcyAug 17, 2012 4:27 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One of the nation’s top credit rating agencies said Friday it will begin a wide-ranging review of municipal finances in California because of what i...
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Treasury changes Fannie and Freddie bailout dealAug 17, 2012 10:00 am - WASHINGTON — The government is changing the terms of its bailout agreement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a way that will shrink the holdings of the two mortgage gia...
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Ex-Georgia coach Jim Donnan charged in Ponzi schemeAug 16, 2012 1:22 pm - ATLANTA — Former University of Georgia football coach Jim Donnan used his influence to get high-profile college coaches and former players to invest $80 million into a P...