Articles filed under Economy
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We should worry most about student borrowers who owe the leastOct 07, 2018 1:00 am - Stories about student loan borrowers with six-figure debt loads might shock us, intrigue us or appeal to our deep-seated sense of financial schadenfreude. But borrowers ...
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Economic forecast event set in NapervilleOct 06, 2018 1:00 am - NAPERVILLE - The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce and Calamos Investments will co-host the 11th Annual Regional Economic Forecast from 4-7 p.m. Oct. 24, at Hotel Aris...
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Ripple effect? Amazon's $15 wage may help lift pay elsewhereOct 03, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - After years of sluggish pay gains, the economy may be starting to work for America's low-wage workers. Amazon's announcement Tuesday that it will raise...
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Northern Trust's chief economist to speak at Harper CollegeOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - The chief economist for Northern Trust will discuss the state of the economy during a free, public event Tuesday, Oct. 9, at Harper College. Carl Tannenbaum, also an exe...
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Analysis: How much people really make in the 'gig economy'Sep 30, 2018 1:11 am - The "gig economy" has been hailed as a major disruption to the American workforce, as sites like Uber, Airbnb and Etsy offer workers new ways to make money and work a fl...
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Goodbye bonus? Your pay is probably going down next yearSep 30, 2018 1:10 am - Despite the improving economy, companies have stubbornly withheld salary increases over the past few years, opting to fatten the bonus pool instead. Now, they're taking ...
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Debt diary: How an engineer digs out of $100,000 in loansSep 30, 2018 1:06 am - Shannon Beranek craved an iced coffee after toiling all morning in 94-degree heat. But the civil engineer owes almost six figures in college loans, so she parked outside...
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Few graduates working in public service have received expected break on loansSep 30, 2018 1:00 am - An initiative designed to help college graduates who choose low-paying public-service jobs pay off their student loans is run in a confusing and piecemeal fashion, accor...
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Should college endowments be taxed? Americans are splitSep 23, 2018 1:00 am - Americans are divided over whether U.S. college endowments should have to pay a new federal tax, according to a national survey on higher education. Fifty percent of res...
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Cash-strapped Americans are willing to leverage their homes to pay the billsSep 23, 2018 1:00 am - As U.S. household debt rises and wages stagnate, millions of Americans are thinking about tapping into home equity to keep up with day-to-day expenses. Twenty-four milli...