Finance
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Bernanke, Bush weigh in on lending squeeze
Oct 31, 2021 7:26 pm - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and President Bush sent separate tough love messages Friday to Wall Street and Main Street: We understand your pain but it's not ou...
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Briefs: Print Perfect moves to new buildingOct 31, 2021 7:21 pm - BATAVIA -- Print Perfect, founded in an Aurora garage nearly 20 years ago, has moved its more than 20 employees into a new, state-of-the-art building in Batavia less tha...
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Take steps to prepare for coming job lossOct 31, 2021 6:58 pm - WASHINGTON -- Capital One's ubiquitous advertising campaign -- "What's in your wallet?" -- has taken on a different and jarring meaning for hundreds of workers in its mo...
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Investors return to worried waysOct 31, 2021 6:53 pm - The Dow Jones industrial average fell 280 points Tuesday as investors grew more uneasy about the economy and whether the Federal Reserve will take the steps needed to pr...
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Law bans harassing by debt collectorsOct 31, 2021 6:48 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Governor Rod Blagojevich Monday signed a new law to help protect Illinoisans from harassment calls from debt collectors. Senate Bill 1398 limits the amoun...
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State to expand online payment of business taxesOct 31, 2021 6:35 pm - The Illinois Department of Revenue is expected to announce expansion plans this fall for its electronic withholding tax filing program for businesses. Since the pilot pr...
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Some bargain buys are busts
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Banks borrow more from Federal Reserve
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Long-term care policy makes sense for someOct 31, 2021 6:00 pm - Q. I am 60 years old. My financial adviser is strongly urging me to buy long-term care insurance (before September, when Genworth is raising its rates). My mortgage is ...
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Three-step approach will get you to the Latino marketOct 31, 2021 5:45 pm - The 1.8 million Latinos in the Chicago market - a majority of whom live in the suburbs - may not be high on your radar screen. On the other hand, your business probably...