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Chicago loses Olympic bid to Rio

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:58:19 +0000

Chicago lost its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics Friday to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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2009 Consumer bankruptcies top 1 million

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:45:25 +0000

Consumer bankruptcies topped the 1 million mark in the first nine months of the year, the highest level since 2005.

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Chicago loses bid to host 2016 Olympics

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:08:44 +0000

Chicago lost its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics Friday.

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Factory orders post first drop in 5 months

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:58:01 +0000

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Top 2009 Halloween costumes: Dead celebrities

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:53:56 +0000

In a year marked by some shocking celebrity deaths, Halloween feels even more macabre.

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Bad news: Jobs market getting worse

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:43:14 +0000

Employers cut more jobs from their payrolls in September, as the long-battered U.S. labor market took an unexpected turn for the worse, according to a government report Friday.

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Senate committee winds up health-care debate

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:51:56 +0000

The Senate Finance Committee completed debate on proposed health-care legislation early Friday.

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We’re broke … time for a new tax

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:32:28 +0000

President Obama has been steadfast in his pledge that he won't raise taxes on those making less than $250,000.

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TARP: Taxpayers on the hook for $200 billion

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:09:30 +0000

Taxpayers stand to lose between $100 billion and $200 billion on TARP -- Treasury's $700 billion financial market bailout.

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Manhattan home prices flattening

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:48:58 +0000

The cost of entry onto crowded Manhattan island, one of the most expensive real estate markets in the nation, may have gotten a little steeper in the past three months. Or not.

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