Finance
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Obama, GOP push and pull on economic plansOct 03, 2011 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Seeking to gain political advantage, President Barack Obama insisted Monday that Congress vote on his entire $447 billion economic plan this month, a step p...
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Chamber study underway to help boost local economyOct 03, 2011 12:00 am - Boosting the region’s innovation and entrepreneurship. Shaping Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana as a cooperative, premier hub for business, transportation and supply chai...
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Regulators bowed to banks on bailout, report findsOct 02, 2011 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Federal regulators bowed to pressure from big banks seeking a quick exit from the financial bailout program and did not uniformly apply the government's own...
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Many cities imposing broad cuts as revenue shrinksOct 02, 2011 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — More than half of U.S. cities have cut staff, canceled construction projects or raised fees this year, according to a report from the National League of Cit...
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How to spend less without getting less on food and travelOct 02, 2011 5:00 am - Personal finance expert Jean Chatzky offers tips to save money on everyday expenses from cellphones to cars. Here are two money-saving strategies you can start using tod...
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Heating oil falls on concern that fuel use is slowingOct 02, 2011 5:00 am - Heating oil slid on reports that U.S. consumer spending slowed and Chinese manufacturing slipped, indicating less global growth and a drop in fuel demand. Futures declin...
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Pension double-dippers under fireOct 02, 2011 5:00 am - DALLAS — At a state agency in Texas, the executive director is receiving a $123,000-a-year salary even as he is drawing a government pension, as he has for the past eigh...
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401(k) study: Help can improve performance by 3% a yearOct 02, 2011 5:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa — Sometimes it pays to get help. A new study of 401(k) accounts provides further evidence that workers who get help pocket higher returns than those han...
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Fund manager says Asian stock opportunities aboundOct 02, 2011 5:00 am - BOSTON — Europe is struggling with a debt crisis. As investors worry that it could spread to the U.S., recession fears mount on both sides of the Atlantic. That’s plenty...
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United, Continental frequent flier merger: What you getOct 02, 2011 5:00 am - Like many newly married couples, United and Continental have merged all their assets. The latest child of their union: combined frequent flier programs. So what do you g...