Finance
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With rates so low, where should you put your cash?
Dec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Life without inflation is easier on consumers, taming prices on everything from food and lodging to clothing and heating fuel. It sure can make it tough to find a decent...
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House OKs restructuring of federal finance regulations
Dec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year...
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MB Financial closes some Benchmark locationsDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - MB Financial Bank said Monday it intends to close and consolidate some of the five Benchmark Bank locations in the next 30 to 60 days. While the 110-year-old Benchmark r...
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High cost of options may signal peril for stock marketDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Forecasts for the fastest U.S. earnings growth in 15 years are failing to convince options traders that the Standard & Poor's 500 Index will extend its biggest rally sin...
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BofA's TARP repayment puts pressure on Citi, Wells
Dec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Bank of America's surprise move to pay back $45 billion in federal bailout money ratchets up pressure on rivals Wells Fargo and Citigroup to get out from unde...
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Fidelity cuts fees on college savings plans
Dec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Fidelity Investments says it is slashing maintenance fees on the 529 college savings plans it runs in five states. Fees on indexed plans will be cut in half,...
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CBOE settles members lawsuit, settng stage for demutualizationNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - The Chicago Board Options Exchange agreed to pay $4.17 million to settle appeals in a three-year- old lawsuit related to its ownership structure, clearing the way for it...
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Cyber Monday or Cyber Week? Online shopping aims to lift retailersNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Karen Mastrolonardo, a nurse from Mount Prospect, awoke early Monday to 12 e-mails on her iPhone - all with Cyber Monday deals. She had been tracking certain products an...
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AIG shares fall amid reports of reserve shortfall
Nov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Shares of American International Group Inc. tumbled nearly 15 percent Monday after an analyst stirred concerns that the troubled insurer doesn't have enough...
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Rates on 30-year mortgages match record low
Nov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - McLEAN, Va. -- Freddie Mac reports that average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages have matched a record low of 4.78 percent this week. Rates for 30-year mortgages hit an...