Finance
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California kids face days without class as revenue falls shortOct 16, 2011 5:00 am - Public schools in California, which already spend less per student than those in 28 states, are bracing for a $1.7 billion cut that may wipe out high-school sports and s...
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4 biggest money mistakes single people makeOct 16, 2011 5:00 am - The single life isn’t always the simple life. When it comes to financial planning, being on your own doesn’t mean managing your money is a cakewalk. That’s especially tr...
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Generation Y asks, 'Why should I invest in stocks?'Oct 16, 2011 5:00 am - BOSTON — Aaron Lifter has a clear goal in mind when it comes to investing. He keeps a little more than half of his portfolio in stocks. The rest is stashed in bonds to h...
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3 common money missteps grandparents makeOct 16, 2011 5:00 am - It’s so tempting to want to give the grandchildren everything and put their wants and needs first. However, one of the common money mistakes grandparents make is to put...
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One in four millionaires pays less in taxes than some in middle classOct 15, 2011 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — A quarter of millionaires in the United States pay a smaller share of their income in federal taxes than many middle-class families, according to a new cong...
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IMF to assume larger role in recoveryOct 15, 2011 12:00 am - PARIS — The finance chiefs of the world’s leading economies opened the door Saturday for the International Monetary Fund to play a bigger role in fighting the eurozone’s...
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First Midwest acquires suburban deposits from Old National BanknkOct 13, 2011 12:00 am - PRNewswire ITASCA — First Midwest Bank today announced that it will purchase the suburban Chicago deposits of Old National Bank, who had recently acquired these deposits...
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FDIC backs ban on banks trading for own profitOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Banks would be barred from trading for their own profit instead of their clients under a rule being proposed by federal regulators. The Federal Deposit Insu...
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Pain of job crisis goes well beyond the unemployedOct 09, 2011 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Unemployment has been stuck near 9 percent since the recession ended more than two years ago. The jobs report for September on Friday sent the clearest sign...
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Zions Bank sued over ‘unconscionable’ feesOct 09, 2011 5:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY — A customer who say Zions Bank makes it difficult — if not impossible — to avoid overdraft fees has filed a lawsuit in federal court, making the Utah ban...