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Yellen to investors: Expect continuity at the Fed

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen sought Tuesday to reassure investors that she will support the approach to interest-rate policy that her predecessor, Ben Bernanke, pursued before he stepped down as chairman last month.

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Pension board, lawmakers hash out annuity worries

The Indiana state pension system is pressing ahead with a proposal to privatize state employees' annuity savings accounts, even as legislators consider placing a hold on the move for five years amid widespread concerns that state workers would lose valuable benefits.

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Longtime Simon Property CFO stepping down

Stephen Sterrett joined the predecessor to Simon Property Group Inc. in 1989, before the retailing giant went public in 1993 and eventually became the world’s largest mall developer.

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Minimum wage bills pushed in at least 30 states

A pitch last week from Indiana Democrats was a nonstarter. But a Quinnipiac University poll this month found 71 percent of Americans in favor of raising the minimum wage—including more than half of Republicans polled.

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