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Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman delivers the keynote address June 26, 2013, to an Illinois Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Chicago. Oberhelman, who is slated to retire, said Dec. 6, 2016, that regulations are impeding U.S. businesses.

Caterpillar CEO likes Trump’s business focus, but not anti-trade ‘rhetoric’

June 8, 2018 at 7:43 p.m.

While concerned about some of President-elect Donald Trump's "rhetoric" on trade policy, Caterpillar chief executive Doug Oberhelman said Tuesday that he thinks those in the new president's administration "will use...

Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, seen here in a 2012 photo, spoke to the Executives Club of Chicago about the state of the economy.

Chicago Fed president: Economy doesn’t need Trump’s infrastructure plan

June 8, 2018 at 8:05 p.m.

Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans said Monday that conditions seem right for a rise in interest rates, but he cautioned that with an improving economy, a major infrastructure-building...

A construction crane towers above One Bennett Park as work continues at 451 E. Grand Ave. on Nov. 7, 2016. The 70-story tower has secured financing, its developers said.

Developer closes on loan for 70-story residential tower

June 8, 2018 at 9:08 p.m.

As apartment developers in Chicago face increasing difficulty getting lenders to provide loans for new luxury apartment construction after a multiyear building boom, Related Midwest has closed on a $240...

When it comes to financial aid, a high school student's sophomore year is a crucial time to make moves that will pay dividends when those college bills finally arrive.

4 college financial planning tips for parents of high school sophomores

May 23, 2019 at 3:33 p.m.

If your child is a sophomore in high school now and you do some quick thinking before the end of this year, you may be able to save yourself thousands...

A for sale sign outside a home in Park Ridge. The housing market in the Chicago area is expected to be the weakest of any of the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas during 2017, according to Realtors.com.

Chicago’s 2017 housing market will be weakest in nation, group says

June 8, 2018 at 9:10 p.m.

The housing market in the Chicago area is expected to be the weakest of any of the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas during 2017, leaving opportunity for people to buy...

U.S. economy needs to get off ‘painkillers,’ economist El-Erian says in Chicago

June 8, 2018 at 8:45 p.m.

The possibility that a Donald Trump administration and a Republican Congress will stimulate growth gives the Federal Reserve the long-needed opportunity to get the sickly economy off of "painkillers," economist...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has announced that for 2017 it will raise the maximum size of a so-called conforming loan to $424,100 in the Chicago area and elsewhere.

Good news for homebuyers: Feds increase loan limit for affordable mortgages

June 8, 2018 at 10:40 p.m.

If you've had your eye on a home that's just slightly too expensive to buy with the most affordable type of mortgage, you may be due for some relief. The...

Before you accept an offer of zero percent interest on a store credit card, notice the tiny print in the agreement, experts warn.

Holiday shopping? Don’t be tempted by zero percent interest deals

May 23, 2019 at 3:33 p.m.

Attention holiday shoppers: Zero percent interest often isn't free. It can be a trap that will cost you dearly. So before being enticed by the zero percent interest you may...

Chicago entrepreneur Sean Conlon to star in CNBC real estate rescue show, ‘The Deed’

June 9, 2018 at 12:02 a.m.

Sean Conlon, the Chicago real estate mogul who went from being a janitor in 1990 to running a successful and diversified real estate business, is the latest hometown businessman to...

In October sales fell 6.3 percent in the Chicago metropolitan area compared with a year earlier, according to a report released Tuesday by Illinois Realtors. The drop in sales followed a 6 percent decline in July and a flat September, although sales popped up in August.

Chicago home sales tumble in October, but prices climb modestly

June 8, 2018 at 11:05 p.m.

Home buying in the Chicago area plunged sharply in October, continuing a downward trend in sales that began over the summer. In October sales fell 6.3 percent in the Chicago...

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