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After stock zooms up, Internet bank aims higher

Shares of First Internet Bancorp have more than doubled since December, when founder and CEO David Becker boosted the visibility of the stock by announcing it was shifting from the over-the-counter market to NASDAQ.

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Obama to nominate Yellen as Bernanke successor

President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the nation's central bank, the White House said Tuesday. Yellen would be the first woman to head the powerful Fed.

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Families hoard cash five years after financial crisis

One of the biggest drags on the economic recovery is fear. Households are hoarding cash, spending cautiously, avoiding debt, and shifting investments into low-yield (but potentially safer) holdings. When done on a global scale, such prudent moves can starve the economy.

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Indiana sues estate of alleged Ponzi schemer

The state has gone to court to freeze the assets of the estate of a dead Kokomo investment adviser so the money can provide possible restitution to victims of a Ponzi scheme who might include former National Football League players.

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Lilly to buy back $5B as sales goal harder to reach

Eli Lilly and Co. said Thursday that meeting its sale target will be a challenge. It plans to repurchase $5 billion in shares and introduce new diabetes drugs to help navigate through patent losses. Another immediate hurdle: Obamacare.

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Stonegate Mortgage IPO a test of housing recovery

Stonegate Mortgage—potentially the first company in Indianapolis to go public since ExactTarget in 2012—plans to entice investors with a nationwide expansion, a diversified income stream, and the prospect that federal reforms will benefit such loan aggregators.

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Durham’s appeal hangs on tossing damaging wiretaps

Attorneys for Tim Durham and his co-defendants cast their clients’ convictions on a total of 25 felony counts as the result of a string of legal missteps, including bungled jury instructions, and giving investigators the right to conduct wiretaps without first demonstrating that “ordinary investigative techniques failed or were unlikely to succeed.”

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Menard fires back in court fight with Hilberts

Menard has countersued Tomisue Hilbert for “abuse of process,” saying she filed her lawsuit only after companies controlled by Menard removed the Hilberts as managers of a private equity firm and sued to recover millions of dollars in fees paid to the Hilberts.

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Hauke fraud victims to get $1M in initial restitution

Former money manager Keenan Hauke was sentenced in July 2012 to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 67 investors of $7.1 million. Even more victims have emerged since the sentencing.

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