Finance
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Obama to push minimum wage this weekMar 01, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Striving to show momentum on a top legislative priority, President Barack Obama is appearing next week with Northeastern governors who back his push to rais...
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U.S. calls on Russia to withdraw forces from UkraineMar 01, 2014 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate the tense atmosphere in Ukraine by pulling his forces back to ...
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Elk Grove CEO charged with defrauding investors of $9 millionFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - More than 200 investors in a company with an Elk Grove Village office that claimed to make Homeland Security and food safety products lost more than $9 million through t...
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Burger chain owner aims for sizzle with Maxim buyFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - Seeking some sizzle, the owner of the Steak 'n Shake burger chain is buying men's magazine Maxim. Alpha Media Group Inc. put Maxim up for sale a year ago. The publicatio...
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Citigroup lowers 2013 profit on Mexico fraudFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - Citigroup reduced its 2013 earnings by $235 million on Friday, saying it was a victim of fraud committed by a Mexican oil services company to secure hundreds of millions...
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US bank earnings rise 17 pct as loan losses fallFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. banks' earnings rose 17 percent in the October-December quarter from a year earlier, as losses on loans fell to a seven-year low and banks set aside le...
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Online retailers let you try before you buyFeb 23, 2014 5:37 am - NEW YORK - The fitting room is coming home. Online retailers that sell jeans, eyeglasses and shoes are shipping their products to customers for free to try on at home be...
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Choppy market hasn't halted flows into stock fundsFeb 23, 2014 5:07 am - NEW YORK - Hearts raced faster as stock markets around the world stumbled in January, but that didn't stop investors from plugging more money into mutual funds. For a s...
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Governors: Buzz about legalized pot just smokeFeb 22, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - All the buzz at the National Governors Association meeting over legalizing pot, some say, is just smoke. Nearly three months after Colorado began selling r...
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BC-US--Detroit Bankruptcy-5 Effects,368<\n>A look at the effects of Detroit's bankruptcy planFeb 22, 2014 12:01 am - DETROIT (AP) - Detroit's emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, filed a plan Friday for restructuring the city's $18 billion debt as it begins to emerge from the largest municipa...