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Federal Reserve lifts rate by quarter-point and signals more hikes ahead
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve extended its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point, its eighth hike since March. An...
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European inflation eases for 3rd month but prices still bite
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Europe's inflation rate dipped at the start of the year, giving some relief to consumers but still leaving them facing higher prices that have driven prote...
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Day of disruption in UK as hundreds of thousands join strike
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - Thousands of schools in the U.K. closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralyzed and delays were expected at airports on the biggest day o...
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'Surviving is winning': Tom's Market in Warrenville endures through tough timesFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - Squeezed between corporate grocery chains and discount retailers, Tom's Market in Warrenville stands as a beacon of determination. As the number of mom-and-pop grocery s...
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Hoffman Estates preparing for influx of high-end apartment and townhouse proposalsFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates officials are readying themselves for an increased demand for high-end apartments and townhouses. Between the recently approved 296-unit Seasons at Hoffm...
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Republican-led committee targets COVID relief aid for review
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Republicans on Wednesday began their promised aggressive oversight of the Biden administration, focusing on what watchdogs described as "indications o...
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Better for savings accounts, not for loans: What latest Fed interest rate hike means for you
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - The Federal Reserve raised its key rate by a quarter-point Wednesday, bringing it to the highest level in 15 years as part of an ongoing effort to ease inflat...
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When you have a job you love, many aspects of your life benefitFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - "Choose a job you love, and you'll never work a day in your life." This famous phrase, sometimes attributed to Confucius, and other times to Mark Twain, is one of my fa...
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EU official pushes Musk for Twitter's progress on new rules
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A top European Union official told Elon Musk that Twitter needs to make progress in preparing for a new law aimed at curbing hate speech, misinformation an...
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Biden, McCarthy meet face-to-face on debt crisis worries: 'No agreement, no promises'Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met face-to-face Wednesday for more than an hour of highly anticipated budget talks - "a good first mee...