Finance
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Refinancing? You need to understand appraisalsOct 02, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Mortgage rates are tantalizingly low. But for some homeowners, the opportunity to refinance could be scuttled by an appraisal. The process isn’t an exact scie...
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Playoffs mean economic boost for DetroitOct 02, 2011 5:00 am - Art Neely says he considers the $5 beer he downed before the Detroit Tigers’ final game of the regular season two nights ago a down payment on the $200 he expects to spe...
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Full Tilt Poker says it has French buyerSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - LAS VEGAS — Troubled online gambling operator Full Tilt Poker said Friday that French business tycoon Bernard Tapie has agreed to buy the company and its assets despite ...
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Bank of America website problems continueSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Bank of America’s homepage and online banking service were still experiencing problems Friday afternoon, after the bank said a slowdown and other issues had b...
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Sikich Investment leads Google’s purchase of ZaveSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - Marketwire CHICAGO — Sikich Investment Banking said it successfully led Google Inc.’s recent acquisition of Kansas City, Kan.-based Zave Networks. Terms of the transacti...
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One family’s adventures in localismSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The first real snag came around Day 120. For four straight months, the Levitch family had stuck to their 365-day pledge to “go local” — forgoing Star...
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Debt collection business is great but hard as everSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — These are the best of times, and the worst of times, for America’s debt collectors. The prolonged economic turmoil has created more opportunity tha...
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Rewards cards coming with biggest bonuses everSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Credit card issuers are offering some of their biggest sign-on bonuses ever. As the competition to attract customers intensifies, banks are promising an extra...
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Local governments tap alcohol sales for revenueSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - HARRISON, Ark. — Dee Gusewelle used to rail against the sale of alcohol, posting signs in her yard and encouraging neighbors and passers-by to keep booze out of this pat...
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Recession upends dreams of aspiring teachersSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. — Stay-at-home-mom Cindy DePace was just hitting 30 when she decided to return to the work force by going back to school and becoming a teacher. She love...