Finance
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Goldman Q1 earnings surpass Wall Street estimates
Apr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Goldman Sachs, in another sign that banks may be turning around, beat Wall Street's earnings expectations as it reported a profit of $1.66 billion for the fi...
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Are you ready for Tax Day? Here's some quick tipsApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - So far, about 4.3 million Illinois residents have filed returns. Another 1.4 million returns and 300,000 extension requests are expected by Wednesday, the deadline for f...
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Trade deficit falls for 7th straight month in Feb.
Apr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. trade deficit plunged unexpectedly in February as the recession pushed imports down for a seventh straight month while exports rebounded a bit. An...
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Wells Fargo projects record $3 billion 1Q profit
Apr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wells Fargo & Co. said Thursday it expects record first-quarter earnings of $3 billion, easily surpassing analysts' estimates and providing an encouraging si...
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Interbank lending rates continue to edge lowerApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- The cost of three-month dollar loans between banks fell modestly Thursday amid hopes financial markets have stabilized and that government and central bank eff...
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Consumer loan delinquencies rise in 4th quarter
Apr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Delinquencies among consumer loans continued to rise during the fourth quarter due to mounting job losses, according to new data released Thursday by the Ame...
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Mortgage rates drop to record low
Mar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages fell this week to the lowest level on record after the Federal Reserve launched a new effort to assist the staggering U.S. housi...
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What are toxic assets?
Mar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - A fresh effort to end the paralysis in lending was launched Monday by the Obama administration, which will join with investors to buy up around $500 billion...
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Discover falls after profit decline, dividend cutMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Discover Financial Services, the Riverwoods-based credit-card company, fell in New York trading after posting a profit decline and saying it would cut the dividend to 2 ...
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AIG unit sues Countrywide over loan losses
Mar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A unit of embattled insurer American International Group Inc. filed suit against mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. in California federal court T...