Articles filed under Economy
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4 tips for small-business owners paying down pandemic debtMay 29, 2021 6:00 am - After more than a year of navigating lockdowns, mandates and COVID-19 protocols, small-business owners are starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel. But the debt...
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Millennial Money: Should you become your own boss?May 23, 2021 6:00 am - Maybe you're cringing at the thought of going back to an office. The seed of a business idea floats around in your head between work videoconference calls, after the kid...
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Liz Weston: The child tax credit checks that could change parents' financial lifeMay 23, 2021 6:00 am - Starting in July, most families with kids will start getting monthly payments of up to $300 per child as part of the American Rescue Plan's expansion of the child tax cr...
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5 ways to help small businesses recover from the pandemicMay 22, 2021 6:00 am - When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, communities around the U.S. rallied to help small businesses by launching "shop local" initiatives, purchasing gift cards and starting fu...
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Argonne researchers reveal how COVID-19 has transformed communitiesMay 13, 2021 1:00 am - BUSINESS WIRE The public now has access to a series of data and analysis resources designed to support and inform long-term COVID-19 recovery efforts across the United S...
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McHenry County businesses struggle to hire workers as reopening continuesMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - John Macrito, the owner of Grinders Ale House in McHenry, had never considered offering hiring bonuses to employees who start work in his bar and restaurant. But he is t...
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Optimism for regional economy reigns at Choose DuPage eventApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - Tim Stop knows how much a little financial assistance meant when his bookings evaporated last year as the COVID-19 pandemic struck. The local songwriter/musician receive...
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US jobless claims up to 744K as virus still forces layoffsApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 744,000, signaling that many employers are still cutting jobs even as more...
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Liz Weston: Worry about the right thing with estate taxesMar 07, 2021 5:00 am - Death and taxes may be the only certainties in life, but death taxes are only a remote possibility for most people. The vast majority of Americans won't ever have or giv...
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Millennial Money: 3 debt strategies for an unequal recoveryMar 06, 2021 5:00 am - The past year has fractured our world in countless ways. Now, as people look to pick up the pieces, those managing debt need to account for their position in our uneven ...