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Foreign bank deposits in U.S. have more than doubled during European debt crisis

Foreign bank deposits at the Federal Reserve have more than doubled to $715 billion from $350 billion since the end of 2010 amid Europe’s debt turmoil, buttressing the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency, …

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Heartland Express Inc. results reflect good and bad economic news


Increased shipping activity, higher fuel costs and – despite the high unemployment rate – difficulty finding drivers all played a major part in the quarterly report that Heartland Express Inc. filed with the Securities and …

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BERKO: Insurance premium rise a result of bad economy


Dear Mr. Berko:

We had to give my wonderful folks $420 so they could pay the increase in their homeowner’s insurance premium. These insurance companies are greedy pigs. Please tell me how they’re allowed to …

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BERKO: Lawsuits aside, this bank stock could rise


Dear Mr. Berko:

Thank you for steering me away from Bank of America at $12 in June of this year. I had intended to buy 1,000 shares and would have suffered a $6,000 loss.

I’ve …

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BERKO: Forget about fixing the tax code


Dear Mr. Berko:

Would you please comment on Herman Cain’s “9-9-9” tax proposal? This seems to be the best idea of them all. Don’t you agree? If so, can you help us promote 9-9-9? We …

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Aviva to partner with Covenant House

Aviva to partner with Covenant House   Aviva USA is set to formally announce a partnership with Covenant House, the largest privately funded agency in the country that provides food, clothing, shelter and crisis care…
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FBL increases quarterly dividend

FBL increases quarterly dividend   FBL Financial Group Inc. today announced that its board of directors has increased the quarterly cash dividend to 10 cents per share to owners of Class A and Class B…
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Americans prepared to work longer before retirement, survey shows

Americans prepared to work longer before retirement, survey shows A recent survey shows Americans are prepared to work longer in order to save enough for retirement, Bloomberg reported. About 76 percent of respondents in a…
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Brokers International founder McCarty dies

Roger McCarty, founder of Brokers International Ltd. in Panora, passed away on Tuesday. He was 81. McCarty, who lived in San Antonio, Texas, founded the family-owned business in 1955 in Denver, Colo. He opened an …

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Indexed annuity, life sales increase

Total third-quarter sales of indexed annuities reached $8.7 billion, a 5 percent increase from the previous quarter and down less than 1 percent from the year-ago period, according to the AnnuitySpecs.com’s Indexed Sales & Market …