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Executive Profile: Leaders share news from companies and careers, and their outlook on the economy
We checked in with executives profiled in the Tribune in the past year to learn their news, their insights about the coming year, and how they're feeling about the economy. Curt Bailey, president, Related Midwest Related has been running on all...
Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Aid, Research, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Jim Reynolds
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Fla. sticks it to most-vulnerable borrowers
As opposition groups go, the folks fighting Florida Senate Bill 282 offered about as broad a coalition as you can cobble together these days. The Florida Consumer Action Network lobbied against the bill. The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops called...
Tags: Justice System, Politics, Loans, Lobbying, Florida Legislature
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Jay Neal: Insurance regulators helping Florida consumers
Recently, the Board of Citizens Property Insurance approved a controversial deal allowing Heritage Insurnace to offer homeowners coverage to 60,000 Citizens policy holders. Whatever you think about the deal, the final judgment has likely yet to be...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Bankruptcy, Companies and Corporations, Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
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Currencies subdued as key event risk looms
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar rose on Tuesday against the yen for a second straight session as some traders bet the Federal Reserve may signal it is almost ready to reduce its bond buying program aimed at propping up the economy. The euro hit a...Tags: European Debt Crisis, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Foreign Exchange Market, National Government, HSBC Holdings plc
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READER SUBMITTED: PayHub Welcomes Jim Ferris To The Community And Customer Relations Department
AvonJim Ferris comes to PayHub as the newest Community and Customer Relations Coordinator. Ferris, who resides in Simsbury, is studying at Tunxis Community College. He is eager to further his skills in selling and customer service at PayHub. Prior to...Tags: Marketing, Simsbury
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Broward schools seek help from Disney
The Broward school district is getting a lesson in customer service from Mickey Mouse. The reason: to improve how schools treat parents and to bolster its image in the face of growing competition from charters. It's no secret that Disney has...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks
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Bank overdraft programs may cost you
I've warned before that signing up for overdraft protection from your bank is a waste of money. If you would just balance your checkbook and stop spending when you run out of cash, you wouldn't have to pay overdraft fees. But many people are unable or...Tags: Richard Cordray, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Media Industry, Allentown, Banking
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Are things getting better? Valley residents think so
For the first time in five years, Lehigh Valley residents are feeling better about the economy. It's not all sunshine and roses, but people are happier with their jobs and more satisfied with their incomes than at any time since the recession hit in...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Philosophy, Pet Shops, Services, and Supplies, Emmaus
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E3 2013: Selling the Xbox One, PS4, Wii U in a tough climate
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesThe just-completed Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles is an extended tease. It began early Tuesday with a promise […]... -
High hopes for more exports, from chickens to cheese, as Obama heads to Europe
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON As President Barack Obama prepares to go to Northern Ireland on Sunday to promote a new trade pact with the European Union, hopes are running high for many U.S. businesses eager to squeeze more cash from one of the world's most lucrative...Tags: Washington, DC, Food Industry, Politics, National Government, Barack Obama
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Car leasing hits record levels
Once used mostly to move luxury cars, leasing has reached record levels, helped by easing credit restrictions and a move downmarket. Leases on Jaguars and BMWs remain plentiful, but the most-leased cars in America are now the Honda Civic, Toyota Camry,...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Toyota, Money and Monetary Policy, Manufacturing and Engineering, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Consumer views gloomier in June
WASHINGTON - Led by gloomier views on current conditions, a gauge of consumer sentiment declined this month, missing analysts' expectations, according to data released Friday. After hitting the highest level in almost six years in May, the University...Tags: Thomson Corporation
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