Finance
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What raising the minimum wage to $15 would mean in every state
Aug 09, 2015 7:34 am - WASHINGTON - Look around the country, and you'll find the same impassioned argument about pay for low-wage workers is taking place. The $15 minimum wage was approved in ...
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New SEC rule could reveal the huge gap between CEO pay and worker payAug 08, 2015 1:00 am - Thousands of public U.S. companies will soon likely be forced to share a number many would rather keep under wraps: How much more their chief executives make than their ...
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Great Lakes Credit Union merges with Bell West Community Credit UnionAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - BANNOCKBURN - Great Lakes Credit Union announced it has merged with Bell West Community Credit Union. Terms of the merger were not announced. The Bell West branch wi...
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Elkhorn partners with Barclays, DorseyAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - WHEATON - Independent investment firm Elkhorn Capital Group said it has formed a strategic partnership with Barclays. In addition to partnering with Barclays on new stra...
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The growing wealth gap that nobody is talking about
Aug 02, 2015 7:37 am - WASHINGTON - What are your odds of being a millionaire, do you think? One in 10? One in 50? One in 100? If you're over 62, your odds of having at least $1 million in net...
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Companies are giving their workers benefits instead of raises
Aug 02, 2015 7:33 am - Once a staple of the American workplace, the annual raise is turning into a relic of the pre-crisis economy as companies turn to creative - and cheaper - ways to compens...
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Should married people pay less for car insurance?
Aug 02, 2015 7:31 am - Your driving record seems a legitimate risk for insurers to consider when they price auto insurance. But your marital status? Yes, young men in red sports cars will pay ...
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First Community to ring Nasdaq bellJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - JOLIET - First Community Financial Partners, the parent company of First Community Financial Bank, will be ringing the closing bell at the Nasdaq market site Monday. Fir...
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Wintrust completes acquisitionJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - ROSEMONT - Wintrust Financial Corp. recently completed its acquisition of Community Financial Shares Inc., the parent company of Community Bank-Wheaton/Glen Ellyn. Commu...
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How Jet.com could save you money
Jul 26, 2015 7:38 am - After months of testing and tweaking, the e-commerce startup Jet.com opened its digital storefront on Tuesday, marking the official kickoff of the company's ambitious ef...