Finance
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Old National to sell, consolidate 27 bank branchesAug 16, 2012 1:22 pm - EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Old National Bancorp said Thursday that it will sell or consolidate 27 bank branches in Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois as part of a push to become mor...
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First Midwest Bancorp declares 3Q dividendAug 16, 2012 9:06 am - Itasca-based First Midwest Bancorp, Inc, the holding company of First Midwest Bank, said its board of directors declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 1 cent per ...
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Lacker says Fed’s power to fix economy now limitedAug 16, 2012 6:45 am - WASHINGTON — A voting member of the Federal Reserve’s policy committee is cautioning that the Fed’s power to fix the U.S. economy is limited now. Jeffrey Lacker, the pre...
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Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy forming mobile-payments networkAug 15, 2012 3:53 pm - Retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and Best Buy Co. formed a company that would allow customers to pay with their mobile phones as they work to gain ...
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Arlington Heights Library board approves $2.8 million renovationAug 15, 2012 11:42 am - The Arlington Heights Library Memorial Library board has approved a $2.8 million plan to provide the library building with its largest interior renovation in decades. Bo...
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UK bank settles Iran money probe in NY for $340MAug 15, 2012 8:51 am - ALBANY, N.Y. — A British bank accused of scheming with the Iranian government to launder billions of dollars will be subject to two years of monitoring at its New York b...
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Tax planning business continues to grow in Lake CountyAug 13, 2012 6:00 am - An interview with Robert Swartz, owner of Business Ways Inc. in Libertyville. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: I am an expert on US and international tax pl...
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Key considerations in getting a reverse mortgageAug 11, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Reverse mortgages represent an alluring proposition for seniors: Stay in your own home while the bank pays you either a lump sum or a stream of payments to...
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Microloans meeting credit needs for entrepreneursAug 11, 2012 11:00 pm - MIAMI — Do an Internet search for microcredit, and images of colorfully dressed women in Africa, South Asia and Central America pop up. But the international trend that ...
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World’s richest gain $7 billion as Buffett reclaims 3rd placeAug 11, 2012 1:46 pm - The 40 richest people on the planet added $7.2 billion to their collective net worth this week as Warren Buffett and Amancio Ortega dueled for the title of world’s third...