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The DL on QR |
February 2, 2012 |
| QR codes are popping up everywhere from subway car ads to soda cans. But people still aren't quite sure what they are or how to use them. Intriguing? Useful? But what about privacy? Chicagoans weigh on scanning those little black-and-white mystery codes. |
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Paying off debt vs. building an emergency fund |
June 9, 2011 |
| Kim Lankford -- contributing editor of Kiplinger personal finance -- shares her expert advice on whether people should pay off their debt or build up their emergency fund. |
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Yum focused on global expansion |
June 9, 2011 |
| Yum Brands is the largest restaurant company in the world with familiar brands including KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. The company is in the midst of a major global expansion, as its international segment remains profitable while profits at home are declining. |
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Email marketing: Old fashioned but still effective |
June 9, 2011 |
| Even though consumers spend a lot of their time on social media sites, research has shown that retail marketing through social media is not very effective. Retailers would reap the greatest benefit by advertising through traditional means like email marketing rather than social media sites. |
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The Recession-Sessions: a folk album that puts the recession in song |
June 8, 2011 |
| The band the Bull and the Bear formed out of a common love of economics and folk music. Listen to band member, Kyle Thompson-Westra discuss how two friends turned their passions into a one-of-a-kind musical jaunt about economics. |
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How to ask your parents for money without feeling like a failure |
June 7, 2011 |
| The recession and slow recovery has a lot of us doing things we never thought we'd do, like asking our parents for money. Money Talks' Gillian Brockell shares some tips from the experts on how to get that loan without accruing guilt and shame. |
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Compressed natural gas, costs and benefits |
June 2, 2011 |
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Manufacturing slowdown bad sign for economy |
June 1, 2011 |
| The Institute for Supply Management reported a slowdown in U.S. manufacturing for May. Mesirow Financial Deputy Chief Economist Adolfo Laurenti and Vice President of Communications for the Illinois Manufacturers Association Jim Nelson weigh on on the implications of these results. |
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This summer, stretch your travel dollar |
June 1, 2011 |
| Listen to a Money Talks interview with travel expert Anne Banas, who’s also the executive editor of SmarterTravel.com, to find out how technology can help you save more on your summer getaway. |
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iPads and the inevitable PC swan song |
May 31, 2011 |
| Global PC sales declined for the first three months of 2011 for the first time since 2009. Is the iPad to blame? Money Talks’ Marissa Oberlander spoke with Bernhard Kappe, founder and CEO of Pathfinder Software, and several iPad lovers about the rise of the tablet computer. |
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Retailers, banks clash over debit card swipe fee reform |
May 27, 2011 |
| Banks are lobbying to delay the debit card swipe fee reform, which aims to lower transaction fees paid by retailers for every debit card purchase. According to the National Retail Federation, this reform will result in savings of more than $1 billion a month for retailers and customers. |
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Local real estate broker’s take on Chicago housing market |
May 12, 2011 |
| A new report out from the Illinois Association of Realtors shows just how bad the real estate market was in the Chicago area in the first three months of the year.
The group said existing home sales were down 10 percent from a year ago to 12,937 homes, when the home buyer tax credits were in place. Perhaps more worrisome was the 12 percent drop in the median price of a home to $155,000.
Edward Flynne, the owner and broker at Kensington Properties, shares his views on Chicago’s spring housing market. |
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Retail Sales up for the 10th Straight Month; Gas Price Remains Worrisome |
May 12, 2011 |
| Retail sales in the U.S. rose for the 10th straight month in April, increasing 0.5 percent. The rise was smaller than expected and less than the 0.9 percent gain in March. Scott Anderson, the director and senior economist at Wells Fargo & Company, shared his insights into the report with us. |
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Investment opportunities in India |
May 11, 2011 |
| India’s economy grew by 8.8 percent last year, but it faces some headwinds, like rising inflation, and most economists expect growth to ease off this year. But for investors wanting to diversify, India still offers opportunity. |
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Silver sell-off |
May 10, 2011 |
| Listen to our Sunday night conversation with Mike Caveney, a Chicago-based commodities and equities trader, talk about last week's commodity sell-off. Silver dropped 27 percent and crude oil fell bellow $100 per barrel. So far this week, crude is back to $103.87 and silver is back to $38.68. |
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Living wills: a way to prevent another Lehman? |
May 5, 2011 |
| Listen to a Money Talks interview with William Sweet Jr. of Skadden about the Dodd-Frank Act and its requirement for big banks to submit "living wills." The purpose of these documents is for the financial institutions and the government to have a better understanding of their own health and conditions. Will this rule work? We'll have to see. |
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