Finance
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American Eagle Mechanics, Bag Handlers Split on Concessions (1) c.2012 Bloomberg News (Updates with AMR comment in fourth paragraph.)Aug 24, 2012 4:31 pm - Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- American Eagle mechanics rejected a new contract with parent AMR Corp. to reduce labor costs as the company restructures in bankruptcy, while bagg...
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Most laid-off workers take pay cuts in new jobsAug 24, 2012 4:19 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economic recovery hasn’t felt much like one even for people who managed to find new jobs after being laid off. Most of them have had to settle for ...
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1st Ind. resident gets check from restitution fundAug 24, 2012 7:08 am - INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana man who lost his life savings to a financial scam has become the first person compensated for some of his losses by a state fund. Steve Brodie ...
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Fed signals readiness to add stimulus without U.S. PickupAug 23, 2012 6:49 am - Federal Reserve policy makers signaled readiness to boost record stimulus unless they are convinced the economy is poised to rebound. Recent signs of strength may not be...
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Don’t forget insurance with college-bound kidsAug 22, 2012 4:19 pm - It’s inevitable that something will be forgotten in the excitement of sending a child off to college. Tuition bill paid? Done. Textbooks ordered? Check. Shopping compl...
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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. ...