Finance
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Companies remain in limbo as new earthquake rattles JapanApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - The ongoing turmoil in earthquake-ravaged Japan continues to keep suburban manufacturers and other businesses in limbo, not knowing when a recovery will be securely unde...
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Audit criticizes College Illinois managersApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - The agency that oversees the College Illinois prepaid tuition program didn't follow sound business practices — or state law — when it hired San Francisco-based Grigsby &...
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Rate on 30-year fixed mortgage rises to 4.87 pct.Apr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Fixed mortgage were essentially unchanged this week, as the average rate on the 30-year fixed loan stayed below 5 percent. Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate ...
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Some towns bring in business without incentivesApr 03, 2011 12:00 am - National retailers and other businesses are taking a closer look at settling in the suburbs — even if they don't always get financial incentives. Arlington Heights, Sch...
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Warren Buffet's firm defends five stocksMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett's company offered a strong endorsement of five stocks it holds as part of discussions with regulators, saying it believes Wells Fargo & Co.,...
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Microfinance struggles to restore its reputationMar 11, 2011 9:00 am - MUMBAI, India — Long heralded as a way to lift the downtrodden out of poverty, microfinance is under a cloud. The stories of lives being changed by a $27 microloan and p...
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Mortgage applications spike; home sales still weakMar 08, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The number of people applying for a mortgage jumped last week. But analysts cautioned that the increase was likely driven by investors, not first-time home...
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Fed survey: Economy expands throughout USMar 01, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy expanded in January and early February in all parts of the country, but businesses are under pressure to raise their prices. A Federal Rese...
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Treasury announces sale of Ally securitiesFeb 28, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says it will begin selling $2.7 billion in trust-preferred securities it holds in Ally Financial, the latest step to recoup the cost...
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Fidelity: Average 401(k) balances reach 10-year highFeb 22, 2011 10:00 pm - Most 401(k) accountholders continue to plug away at setting aside a portion of their pay. That consistency, along with a rising stock market helped push balances in plan...