Finance
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The IPO market, an engine of job growth, stallsOct 30, 2011 5:06 am - NEW YORK — Two companies with quirky names, Ubiquiti Networks and Zeltiq Aesthetics, made their public debuts earlier this month with listings on the Nasdaq Stock Market...
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Price matters for holiday 2011 seasonOct 30, 2011 5:06 am - NEW YORK — Forget style, quality and customer service. This holiday season, all that matters is price. A week before Halloween and two full months before Christmas, stor...
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First Midwest gets OK to pay back TARP investmentOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - Marketwire Itasca-based First Midwest Bancorp said it has received approval from the Treasury Department to pay off its $193 million stock issued in 2008 under the Troub...
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IRS boosts maximum 401(k) contribution to $17,000Oct 23, 2011 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is raising the maximum contribution that workers can make to their 401(k) pension plans without paying upfront taxes. The limit...
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Ways to avoid or reduce the biggest bank feesOct 23, 2011 5:00 am - From Occupy Wall Street protesters to retirees, consumers are riled up about bank fees like few other personal finance issues in memory. Bank of America’s announcement o...
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Free necklaces and shipping for holiday shoppers?Oct 23, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Retailers are so desperate this holiday season that they’re willing to lose money to get you to spend yours. Take online jeweler Stauer. It’s offering a $249 ...
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Social Security raise welcomed in tough economyOct 23, 2011 5:00 am - Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — For some, the just-announced increase in Social Security checks amounts to an extra meal out, a little more cash for clothes or ...
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Occupy Wall Street becomes NYC tourist stopOct 23, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Some women from Kansas were taking in as much of New York City as they could Wednesday. They hopped on a subway, watched the construction at the World Trade C...
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Debt deadlines could bring more market volatilityOct 23, 2011 5:00 am - BOSTON — Investors have barely had a chance to recover from a summer of anxiety. And now three congressional deadlines loom before the end of the year. Each has the pote...
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Dognapping up in a ‘ruff’ economyOct 23, 2011 5:00 am - According to the American Kennel Club, the number of stolen dogs increased by almost 50 percent to 224 cases during the first seven months of 2011, compared with the sam...