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Downtown condo sales steady in 2010

July 24, 2010

Downtown condo sales have remained steady through the first half of 2010, according to the latest Center City Commission report.
There were 39 condo sales in […]

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Vienna tops world’s best cities survey

May 28, 2010

Vienna, the Austrian capital renowned for its music and architecture, has the best quality of life of any city in the world, according to […]

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Asia Relatively Free From Sovereign Risk, CIMB Says

February 10, 2010

Asia is “relatively risk free” from contagion amid deteriorating confidence in Europe’s sovereign debt because its economies have stronger fiscal positions, CIMB Investment Bank […]

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Green rooftop project brightens roof at SIUE

January 25, 2010

Belleville-based Taylor Roofing Inc. recently installed a "green roof terrace" at Rendleman Hall at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
The terrace garden, installed on […]

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Fox, Time Warner Cable reach agreement

January 7, 2010

Fox Networks and Time Warner Cable announced an agreement Friday that will avert the disruption of Fox network programming to 15 million subscribers of […]

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Wall Street puts holiday parties on ice

December 3, 2009

Life might be good again on Wall Street these days, but financial firms are taking pains not to pop the champagne corks this holiday […]

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Somali sea gangs lure investors at pirate lair

December 1, 2009

In Somalia’s main pirate lair of Haradheere, the sea gangs have set up a cooperative to fund their hijackings offshore, a sort of stock […]

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How an ex-con landed a job

November 24, 2009

Gregory Headley got himself a job.
That’s quite a feat in today’s economy, even for the most qualified job hunters. But for an ex-convict, it […]

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Big in Japan, but could America love Moomin?

October 6, 2009

In one of the quirkiest book cults America has never heard of, a round-snouted troll is hauling consumers’ wallets from their pockets despite the […]

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Bank of America, Chase reform overdraft fees

September 26, 2009

Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase said Monday they will reduce overdraft fees and overhaul checking account options, amid a burgeoning backlash over banks’ […]

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