Finance
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WaMu branches to closeJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to close about 300 WaMu bank branches nationwide, including 57 in the Chicago area, by March. Some of the 57 area branches will be in the subu...
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TD Ameritrade 1Q profit falls 23 pct, cuts outlook
Jan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- Online brokerage TD Ameritrade said Tuesday its first-quarter profit dropped 23 percent and cut its outlook for the year because of the nation's economic ...
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Suburban company goes green in museum exhibitJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Owners of a Hoffman Estates company that designs hybrid alternative energy systems are featured in an exhibit honoring black environmentalists at the Museum of Science a...
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Death knell for Citigroup's 'supermarket' model
Jan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Citigroup signaled the end of a decade-long experiment to create one-stop shopping for financial services -- everything from consumer loans to investment banking -- with...
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Job losses hit 2.4 million-more pain ahead
Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Americans probably suffered a net loss of 2.4 million jobs last year, with the pain likely to stretch well into 2009 and possibly beyond, underscoring the r...
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Treasurys fall as investors brace for supply glut
Jan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Longer-term Treasury bond yields extended their advance Monday as investors braced for the possibility that the government will have to issue even more debt...
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FDIC won't comment on report IndyMac talks are postponedJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. declined to comment on a Los Angeles Times report that talks on the sale of IndyMac Bancorp Inc.'s assets to an investor group will r...
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2 big banking sector acquisitions completedJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - ATLANTA - Two mega acquisitions in the banking sector have been completed following the biggest financial crisis to hit the United States since the 1930s, capping a year...
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Resolve to keep your money in checkJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - New Year's resolutions may look a little different for those hit hard by this recession. The tough economy, high unemployment, foreclosures and corporate cutbacks are ex...
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Madoff scheme could stoke fears of anti-Semitism, some Jews fear
Dec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Of all the words used to describe the Bernard L. Madoff scandal, the most emotionally charged may be "Jewish." The disgraced investment guru is accused of orc...