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Stocks surge on European debt deal, GDP growth

The Dow Jones industrial average surged nearly 340 points Thursday after European leaders agreed on a deal to slash Greece's debt load and prevent the crisis there from engulfing larger countries like Italy.

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CNO Financial’s quarterly earnings, revenue rise

Carmel-based life and health insurer CNO Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday that its third-quarter earnings jumped nearly four times over last year's third-quarter results, but mostly because of a one-time tax-related gain.

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Cracker Barrel battling to keep Biglari at bay

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. has rejected Biglari’s request that directors appoint him and business partner Phil Cooley to the board. It also has rolled out a “poison pill” plan that would deter outside investors from taking over the business without negotiating with the board first.

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Bank to report loss on sour Indianapolis loans

Columbus-based Indiana Community Bancorp, parent of Indiana Bank & Trust, said it will write off $13.3 million for the third quarter, primarily due to nine commercial customers in the Indianapolis area with total loan balances of $32.7 million.

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Waiting for construction industry to recover

The recession officially ended more than two years ago. But the number of local construction jobs is still down 27 percent from 2007 levels. Will the industry ever feel relief? Some segments might not recover in a big way until 2013.

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Anderson racino emerges from bankruptcy

The parent company of Anderson racetrack and casino Hoosier Park has officially emerged from bankruptcy. The original shareholders of Centaur Inc., about 80 individual Indiana investors, lost their entire investment in the company.

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