Business Stories from April 5, 2015 (Change date)
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Losing a job is always terrible. For workers over 50, it's worse.Apr 06, 2015 8:48 am - WASHINGTON -- At first blush, it wouldn't appear that older workers have it all that bad in today's economy. They got their start long before the economy's Troubles real...
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Work Advice: The boss' jitter bugs this contractor; a job interview twistApr 05, 2015 7:30 am - Reader 1: I am a government contractor who sits about 10 feet from my government supervisor of two years. In the past several months, he has begun shaking his leg nonsto...
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Some ranches pay a premium to tap boom in prime beefApr 05, 2015 7:30 am - Perhaps more than ever, the money in the beef business is in the marbling. Joe Mayer knows this well. At his ranch in Guymon, Oklahoma, a small, wind-swept town along th...
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A revolt is growing as more people refuse to pay back student loansApr 06, 2015 8:48 am - WASHINGTON - Remember those 15 people who refused to repay their federal student loans? Their "debt strike" has picked up 85 more disgruntled borrowers willing to jeopar...
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How to negotiate a better financial aid packageApr 06, 2015 8:48 am - WASHINGTON - Your high school senior is basking in the glow of college acceptance letters. Three or four schools want her to join their class of 2019, and nothing can br...
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Fact Checker: Was health care act 'major reason' in preventing 50,000 deathsApr 06, 2015 8:48 am - The Affordable Care Act is "a major reason why we've seen 50,000 fewer preventable patient deaths in hospitals." - President Barack Obama, remarks on the fifth anniversa...
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Sales of vacation homes set a record as economy improvesApr 06, 2015 9:45 am - BOSTON -- Even before the remnants of eastern Massachusetts' snowiest winter have melted, second-home buyers flocking to Cape Cod's beach towns have helped Steve Clay's ...
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Manhattan luxury-condo supply jumps, shutting out lower-end buyersApr 05, 2015 7:30 am - NEW YORK - New luxury condominiums are proliferating in Manhattan, creating an excess of high-priced homes for sale at a time of limited supply for buyers seeking more a...
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How the nation's largest health insurer is fighting high drug pricesApr 06, 2015 8:48 am - WASHINGTON - You don't have to look far these days to find stories about the rising costs of prescription drugs. By one count, drug spending jumped 13 percent last year,...
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Consumers warming up to wood heating systemsApr 06, 2015 12:49 pm - ATHENS, N.Y.- With the touch of a finger on an iPod-style screen, Eric Besenfelder can monitor and troubleshoot the shiny, wood-pellet furnace that heats Athens Elementa...
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