Stories tagged with "Profits"
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Dow hits highest level in 13 months
Falling dollar and low interest rates spur rise NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar...
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Daniels says 'no dice' to tax breaks for casinos
Gov. Mitch Daniels had two words Friday for Indiana casinos seeking tax breaks to ward off new competitors in Ohio: Forget it. After Tuesday’s approval of an Ohio referendum...
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Pay/benefits increase is smallest since '82
WASHINGTON — Wages and benefits rose by the smallest amount on record in the 12 months ending in September, as high unemployment limits workers’ income growth. With...
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Vectren profits drop over last year's 3Q
Evansville-based Vectren Corp. saw profits nearly slice in half in the third quarter, with net income of $12.4 million or 15 cents per share, compared with net income of $23.2...
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Recession and flu take toll on WellPoint's bottom line
Indianapolis — The largest publicly traded health insurer, WellPoint, on Wednesday reported that profits slipped 11 percent in its third quarter. A trio of factors weighed...
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Profits before patients: Public option will end injustice
Our health-care system is in crisis and the longer we wait the worse it gets. One person dies every 12 minutes because we don’t have affordable, quality health care —...
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Official wants better reporting of casino donations
Indiana’s attorney general is urging state lawmakers to take action to shed more light on the finances of groups that share in the profits of the state’s casinos....
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Zoeller: Gaming profits need further disclosure
Indiana’s attorney general is urging state lawmakers to take action to shed more light on the finances of groups that share in the profits of the state’s casinos....
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National City branches to change to PNC next summer
The 136 National City bank branches in the Indianapolis area will be among the last converted under acquirer PNC Financial Services’ changeover plan. The Pittsburgh-based...
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NCAA: 21% of athletic depts profitable
INDIANAPOLIS — Fewer than 25 percent of all major collegiate athletic departments made money in 2007-08. That finding was released today by the NCAA, which surveyed all 119...
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Markets slip on fears for sales, bank stocks
NEW YORK — Investors grew cautious Tuesday after quarterly sales at Johnson&Johnson fell short of expectations and an influential analyst stirred worries that bank shares...
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Feds charge lawyer with skimming foreclosure cash
An Indianapolis lawyer was charged today with bilking a mortgage company of $106,000 from the purchase of foreclosed homes. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Indianapolis said...
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Kroger eyes store on Altum Horticulture property along Michigan Road
Strip mall, gas station part of plan; Altum’s seeks smaller site along Michigan Road corridor Kroger plans to purchase Altum’s Horticultural Center’s 23 acres...
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Kroger to buy Altum site on Michigan Road
Kroger plans to purchase Altum’s Horticultural Center’s 23 acres to build a supermarket, strip mall and gas station as soon as next summer. The site, north of 106th Street and...
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Insurance, drug profits can't begin to cover health costs
In her Aug. 30 opinion piece, Julia Vaughn of the steering committee of Hoosiers for Commonsense Health Plan states: “. . . the majority of Americans would pay less for...
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Unhealthy emphasis on insurance executives' pay
Reps. Henry Waxman and Bart Stupak issued letters to our nation’s largest health-care insurers Monday requesting information on premiums paid by policy holders, claims...
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Cummins profit falls 81%, sees no recovery in '09
10 AM UPDATE: Share price up as company beats forecast Shares of Cummins were up about 6 percent in early trading, as the company’s lower profits were tempered by the fact...
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Sahm's Restaurant plans a short move in Fishers
A Fishers landmark is moving across Allisonville Road. The original Sahm’s Restaurant, on the southwest corner of 116th Street and Allisonville Road, will move diagonally...
