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2 Fed presidents at odds on bank's role in economic recovery
It's a family feud Federal Reserve-style as Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans and Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher argue in polite fashion about what the central bank has accomplished by tinkering with the economy. Evans...
Tags: Central Bank, Financial Markets, Federal Reserve, International Monetary Fund, Labor Markets
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The day ahead in business May 20
Reports: Chicago Fed national activity index for April, 7:30 a.m. Major earnings: Big Lots Inc., Campbell Soup Co., DSW Inc., Guess Inc., HHGregg Inc., TiVo Inc., Urban Outfitters Inc., Williams-Sonoma Inc.
Tags: Urban Outfitters Incorporated, Guess, Inc., Campbell Soup Company, Big Lots Incorporated, TiVo Inc.
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Local Fed Challenge team takes top honor
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- For the fourth year in a row, the St. Joseph High School Fed Challenge Team used its expertise and won the regional competition at the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank last month. The winning team — Nick Wawrykow, Graham Murphy, Robert...Tags: Students, Judges, Economy, Money and Monetary Policy, Dwayne Johnson
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MarksJarvis: Financial literacy programs well worth the time
It's Money Smart Week, a collection of free financial literacy programs offered throughout the week, aimed at helping people deal with virtually every money issue imaginable: from how to get out of debt, to buying homes, paying for college, building a...Tags: Fannie Mae, Financial Markets, Finance, University of Pennsylvania, George Washington University
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Brush up on skills during Money Smart Week
South Dakotans are encouraged to brush up on money management skills during Money Smart Week April 21-28. You try to be physically healthy. Watch what you eat and exercise. But are you doing the right things to be financially healthy too? There has...Tags: Finance, Consumers, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Economy, Business and Finance
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US companies are posting more jobs but filling few
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers have more job openings than at any other time in nearly five years. That's in part because they seem in no hurry to fill them. And it helps explain why the job market remains tight and unemployment high. Even as...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, University of Pennsylvania, Labor Markets, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate
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What junk sales and Chicago Fed tell us about the economy
My husband and I are buying a house today. So I sought out two experts — one owns a scrap yard in Cicero — to advise me about the timing of our purchase. Has the economy hit bottom? First, I drove to United Scrap Metal to interview...
Tags: Metal, Manufacturing and Engineering, Federal Reserve, Industrial Production, Metal and Mineral
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Federal regulators prepare new mortgage rules while cleaning up faulty foreclosure issues
Six years after the housing bubble burst, federal regulators are trying to restore confidence in the nation's mortgage industry while continuing to remedy past ills. On Monday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced an $8.5 billion...
Tags: Fannie Mae, Banking, Lawyers, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Countrywide Financial Corp.
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Land prices soar across the Corn Belt
In recent weeks we have seen a flurry of reports of record or near-record cropland prices across the corn belt. On Thursday, October 25, 2012, an 80.47 tract of land in Iowa sold for $21,900/acre. Earlier in that week, another parcel of prime Iowa...Tags: Arable Farming, Farms, Weather, Finance, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Midwest farmland values gain as record crop prices boost demand
CHICAGO -- Farmland values in five Midwest states rose 13 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier as record corn and soybean prices spurred demand from farmers and investors, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said on Nov. 15. Higher commodity...Tags: Central Bank, Banking, Droughts, Arable Farming, Natural Disasters
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Lehigh men's basketball news, notes
The Varsity BlogLehigh men’s basketball seniors Gabe Knutson and C.J. McCollum are candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages... -
Mortgage servicers dropped the ball, study says
A new study on the Home Affordable Modification Program estimates that 800,000 foreclosures could have been prevented if large mortgage servicers had been better equipped to deal with the crush of troubled homeowners who needed help. The report comes...Tags: The Ohio State University, Colleges and Universities, Financial and Business Services, University of Chicago, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
May 21, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 19, 2013
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Apr 21, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 19, 2013
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Apr 10, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jan 8, 2013
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Nov 30, 2012
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Nov 23, 2012
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Nov 1, 2012
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Sep 20, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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