Finance
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Few expect major shifts as Fed ends policy meetingApr 25, 2012 8:25 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has given the public increasingly more information about its work and its thinking. More doesn’t always mean more revealing. Invest...
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Wealth management firm creates custom plansApr 23, 2012 6:00 am - An interview with Michael Leonetti, owner of Buffalo Grove-based Leonetti & Associates LLC. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We are a wealth management ...
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Pet insurance guards against big vet billsApr 22, 2012 8:00 am - Kaila and Mark Nickel were saving to buy a house. But their plans took a detour when Penny, their miniature Schnauzer, started shivering uncontrollably one evening last ...
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Tax tips for mutual fund investorsApr 22, 2012 7:47 am - BOSTON — Duncan Richardson routinely keeps a quarter in his pocket, but it’s not spending money. The chief equity investment officer of investment manager Eaton Vance fr...
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Hybrid and electric cars see record salesApr 22, 2012 6:02 am - DETROIT — Americans are buying record numbers of hybrid and electric cars as gas prices climb and new models arrive in showrooms, giving the vehicles their greatest shar...
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Can stocks extend their first-quarter win streak?Apr 22, 2012 5:43 am - NEW YORK — The zigzag in the stock market may leave you wondering queasily: Will this quarter build on the blockbuster gains from the start of the year or wipe them away...
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Report: Wal-Mart hushed up bribe network in MexicoApr 21, 2012 9:26 pm - NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hushed up a vast bribery campaign that top executives of its Mexican subsidiary carried out to build stores across that country, accordin...
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First winning week of April for stocksApr 20, 2012 4:29 pm - NEW YORK — Stronger profits from Microsoft, McDonald’s and other major U.S. corporations pushed stocks higher Friday. Optimism from Europe helped brighten the mood. The ...
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Disney studio chief quits after ‘John Carter’ bombApr 20, 2012 1:26 pm - LOS ANGELES — Disney movie studio boss Rich Ross is stepping down, a month after the family entertainment giant booked a huge loss on the mega-budget sci-fi movie “John ...
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Calamos fund achieves 5-star Morningstar ratingApr 20, 2012 10:07 am - Naperville-based Calamos Investments announced its Calamos Global Equity Fund received a 5-Star Overall Morningstar Rating for its various share classes as of March 31. ...