Finance
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JPMorgan Chase reaches $4.5B settlement with investorsNov 15, 2013 4:16 pm - JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Friday it has reached a $4.5 billion settlement with investors over mortgage-backed securities. The settlement covers 21 major institutional in...
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China promises market opening in reform planNov 15, 2013 3:29 pm - BEIJING — China’s leaders pledged Friday to open state-dominated industries wider to private competition and ease limits on foreign investment in e-commerce and other bu...
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Ridgestone Bank reports solid earningsNov 14, 2013 9:23 am - BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Ridgestone Financial Services achieved solid earnings through the third quarter of 2013, with a net income of $5.6 million compared with income of $79...
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Major indexes hit all-time highs for second day in a rowNov 14, 2013 8:36 am - NEW YORK — Not all record days on the stock market are created equal. Major U.S. indexes rose to all-time highs for the second day in a row Thursday, but the gains were ...
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Tips for surviving the rigors of holiday travelNov 13, 2013 4:30 am - NEW YORK — There's not much good news for fliers this Thanksgiving. Airports will be packed, planes will have few — if any — empty seats and you might sit apart from a l...
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Dow Jones average reaches another record highNov 11, 2013 6:40 am - NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average rose to another all-time high on Wall Street Monday. The market edged higher from Friday, when it got a lift from an unexpec...
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The real broadband hurdle: AffordabilityNov 10, 2013 6:29 am - WASHINGTON — There’s been a lot of debate about whether the United States is falling behind the rest of the world on broadband speeds. Upgrading to the latest networking...
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Mutual funds go from worst to first, againNov 10, 2013 6:02 am - NEW YORK — Want to know which mutual funds are topping the performance charts this year? Check the ones that struggled last year. Consider the fund that’s leading all ot...
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Stroh seeks pension aid for 3,000 brewery retireesNov 09, 2013 5:20 pm - DETROIT — The pensions of 3,000 former salaried Stroh brewery workers may be taken over by the federal government. Stroh Companies said Friday it can’t afford the pensio...
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Dominick’s closings may mean 5,600 lost jobsNov 08, 2013 2:53 pm - CHICAGO — More than 5,600 workers could lose their jobs when the Dominick’s grocery chain closes all its unsold Chicago area stores at the end of the year. That’s accord...