Finance
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Peoria pawn shops enjoy resurgenceOct 23, 2011 5:00 am - PEORIA — A Kodiak bear-skin rug. A 1958 Barbie doll, still in the box. Hand-carved wooden squirrel calls. Local pawn shops are a mecca of the odd and unexpected. Once th...
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Domino’s ‘brutally honest’ ads offset slow consumer spendingOct 23, 2011 5:00 am - Fast-food restaurants are benefiting from consumer concerns about another recession, as persistently high unemployment and weak confidence constrain discretionary spendi...
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Crown Prince Sultan’s death starts Saudi successionOct 22, 2011 12:00 am - Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has died, setting in motion succession plans for the world’s largest oil exporter. Prince Nayef, born in 1934, i...
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Despite its financial problems, states still want SearsOct 20, 2011 5:45 am - Sears Holdings Corp. has lost about $314 million during the first half of this year, has been criticized by Wall Street and constantly reinvents itself to lure back rece...
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Another difficult year aheadOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - Well-known economic forecaster Robert Genetski told about 500 members of the suburban business community Thursday to wait until next year. He was not talking about the C...
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5 biggest money mistakes retirees makeOct 16, 2011 5:00 am - Live long and prosper. We should all be so lucky to fulfill this blessing made popular in the television series “Star Trek.” For retirees to maintain their desired lifes...
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Shoppers balk at Levi prices, spurring caution for holidaysOct 16, 2011 5:00 am - Levi Strauss & Co. is bracing for tepid consumer spending this holiday season after back-to-school shoppers in the U.S. balked at higher prices on its namesake jeans and...
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4 top money mistakes couples makeOct 16, 2011 5:00 am - On TV it's rare for couples or even roommates to fight about money. Reality isn't always entertaining. Arguments about finances are often what lead to the end of a relat...
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Visa, MasterCard accused of pricefixing by ATM operatorsOct 16, 2011 5:00 am - Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc., the world’s biggest payment networks, were sued by a trade group representing operators of automated teller machines over claims the firms...
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5 tips for winter holiday decorating on a budgetOct 16, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Transforming your home into a festive wonderland for your family doesn’t have to be expensive. Retailers from secondhand shops to dollar stores are both upgr...