Finance
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Detroit bankruptcy foes beg for judge's helpSep 19, 2013 4:00 pm - DETROIT — It all came down to three minutes. It took decades of mismanagement to build the massive problems that plunged Detroit into bankruptcy. Lawyers will spend mont...
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Home sales hit 6½-year high but could slow soonSep 19, 2013 3:52 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. home sales rose last month to the highest level since February 2007 as buyers rushed to close deals before mortgage rates increased further. Yet the ga...
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Employers look to cut back on spousal coverageSep 15, 2013 6:41 am - Your company may be having second thoughts about the health insurance it offers to your spouse. That means you might wind up paying more for that coverage or have to swi...
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Obama to use Lehman anniversary to cite progressSep 14, 2013 1:47 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is marking the fifth anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse by trying to lay claim to an economic turnaround and warning Republi...
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Not all bond funds are created equalSep 07, 2013 11:00 pm - It's not all doom and gloom for bond investors. Bondholders have had a rough summer with yields rising as the Federal Reserve considers ending its bond-buying stimulus p...
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Illinois sales tax receipts rise 11 percentSep 07, 2013 1:27 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois sales tax receipts rose 11 percent in August. Strong automobile sales likely helped lift the numbers. That runs counter to the state government’s ...
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Cubs make deal with Anheuser BuschSep 06, 2013 6:51 pm - CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs say they’ve struck a deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev that could mean the Budweiser logo on a new sign in the right-field at Wrigley Field. The ...
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U.S., China agree to work on phasing out hydrofluorocarbonsSep 06, 2013 5:59 pm - The United States and China announced Friday they would seek to eliminate some of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases through the 1987 Montreal Protocol, the landma...
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Emanuel stops pursuing leasing options at MidwaySep 06, 2013 5:01 pm - Citing a lack of competition that wouldn’t benefit taxpayers and travelers, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel halted plans to lease Midway International Airport after one of th...
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Stocks end flat, despite jobs report, SyriaSep 06, 2013 4:13 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market ended flat Friday as traders hoped for more economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve, and worried about escalating tensions between the U.S...